HSK 6 · Science

更新 gēngxīn “to update” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 更新 means

  1. to update
  2. to renew
  3. to replace
  4. to replace the old with new
  5. to renovate
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to upgrade
  • to regenerate

How to say 更新

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale更gēng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale新xīn1st tone, high and level

更新 in a sentence

  1. 我的电脑正在更新。

    Wǒ de diànnǎo zhèngzài gēngxīn.

    My computer is updating.

    Sentence #13527589 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我如何才能更新这个软件呢？

    Wǒ rúhé cáinéng gēngxīn zhè ge ruǎnjiàn ne?

    How can I update this software?

    Sentence #10305840 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我必须更新我的护照。

    Wǒ bìxū gēngxīn wǒ de hùzhào.

    I need to renew my passport.

    Sentence #342850 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 更新 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 更 (gèng) with each of its parts in a different colour
更gēngto change or replace
  • 一one · yī
  • 曰say · yuē
  • 乂to govern · yì
The character 新 (xīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
新xīnnew
  • 亲relatives · qīn
  • 斤axe · jīn

Memory aidAn axe 斤 cutting wood. It first meant firewood, freshly cut, and so “new”.

How to write 更新

更 7 strokes · 新 13 strokes

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更新 (gēngxīn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 更新 (gēngxīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 更新

Words with 更

更gèng · more更加gèngjiā · even more更正gēngzhèng · to correct自力更生zìlìgēngshēng · self-reliance

Words with 新

新xīn · new新鲜xīnxiān · fresh experience新闻xīnwén · news新年xīnnián · New Year重新chóngxīn · again新郎xīnláng · bridegroom新娘xīnniáng · bride新颖xīnyǐng · novel崭新zhǎnxīn · brand-new创新chuàngxīn · innovation

More words: Science & Technology

辐射fúshè · radiation腐蚀fǔshí · to corrode钙gài · calcium杠杆gànggǎn · lever公式gōngshì · formula固体gùtǐ · solid (matter)故障gùzhàng · fault航天hángtiān · spaceflight

FAQs

更新 (gēngxīn) means “to update” or “to renew”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gēngxīn: gēng with a 1st tone, then xīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 更新 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gengxin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 更新 from the suggestions. Typing gengxin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
更新 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.