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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 更新

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
更新 gēng xīn - to replace the old with new
- to renew
- to renovate
- to upgrade
- to update
- to regenerate

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 5 8,596 2,175 980

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gēng- to change or replace
- to experience
- one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
- watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
gèng- more
- even more
- further
- still
- still more
xīn- abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1jiang1]
- abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1]
- surname Xin
xīn- new
- newly
- meso- (chemistry)

Other Words Containing 更新

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
更新 6 5 8,596 2,175 980
更新换代 - - 44,982 23,114 39,748