- 曰(speak; write)RADICAL
- 一(one; once more)ASSOCIATIVE
- 乂(cut off; edit)ASSOCIATIVE
Modifying old speech one more time is "change."
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⽈Radical 73 · 7 strokes
still
HSK 3 (2.0)HSK 2 (3.0)5 meanings#172
MEANING5 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
still
中程度更深；表示比较或递进chéngdù gèng shēn; biǎoshì bǐjiào huò dìjìn
- 。
He is taller than me.
- 。
Today is even colder than yesterday.
- 貳副adverb
still more
中表示程度更深、范围更广或时间更长biǎoshì chéngdù gèng shēn、fànwéi gèng guǎng huò shíjiān gèng cháng
- 。
This dish tastes much better than yesterday's.
- 參副adverb
further
中表示程度更深、更进一步biǎoshì chéngdù gèng shēn、gèng jìnyībù
- 。
She's happier today than she was yesterday.
- 肆副adverb
more
中程度更深；比较而言数量或程度增加chéngdù gèng shēn；bǐjiào éryan shùliàng huò chéngdù zēngjiā
- 。
Reading more books helps me understand the world better.
- 伍副adverb
even more
中程度更加深;表示比较或递进chéngdù gèngjiā shēn; biǎoshì bǐjiào huò dìjìn
- 。
He is taller than I am.
- 。
Today's weather is much colder than yesterday.
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⽈Radical 73 · 7 strokes
one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
HSK 3 (2.0)HSK 2 (3.0)4 meanings#172
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
中古代夜晚的五个时间段之一，每段约两小时gǔdài yèwǎn de wǔ ge shíjiānduàn zhī yī, měi duàn yuē liǎng xiǎoshí
- 。
Three in the morning during the night.
- 。
When the rooster crows, it is already the fifth watch of the night.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- ，。
Your car is fast, but mine is faster.
- ，。
Your car is fast, but mine is faster.
- ，，。
Doing this will, for one thing, help you meet more Chinese friends, and for another, give your spoken language skills a workout.
- 貳名noun
watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
中夜间值班的时间段，每晚分为若干更yèjiān zhíbān de shíjiānduàn, měi wǎn fēnwéi ruògān gēng
- 。
He is on night shift.
- 。
In ancient times, there were always people beating the watch drum and patrolling the city streets in the dead of night.
- 參动verb
to change or replace
中改变；替换成别的gǎibiàn；tìhuàn chéng biéde
- 。
We should replace the old one.
- 。
The company decided to switch to a new management system.
- 肆动verb
to experience
中尝试或经历某种事物chángshì huò jīnglì mǒuzhǒng shìwù
- 。
He has gained experience in life.
- 。
Young as she was, she had already experienced every hardship life had to offer.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
SYNONYMS2
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MEANING5 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
still
中程度更深；表示比较或递进chéngdù gèng shēn; biǎoshì bǐjiào huò dìjìn
- 。
He is taller than me.
- 。
Today is even colder than yesterday.
- 貳副adverb
still more
中表示程度更深、范围更广或时间更长biǎoshì chéngdù gèng shēn、fànwéi gèng guǎng huò shíjiān gèng cháng
- 。
This dish tastes much better than yesterday's.
- 參副adverb
further
中表示程度更深、更进一步biǎoshì chéngdù gèng shēn、gèng jìnyībù
- 。
She's happier today than she was yesterday.
- 肆副adverb
more
中程度更深；比较而言数量或程度增加chéngdù gèng shēn；bǐjiào éryan shùliàng huò chéngdù zēngjiā
- 。
Reading more books helps me understand the world better.
- 伍副adverb
even more
中程度更加深;表示比较或递进chéngdù gèngjiā shēn; biǎoshì bǐjiào huò dìjìn
- 。
He is taller than I am.
- 。
Today's weather is much colder than yesterday.
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⽈Radical 73 · say
one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
HSK 3 (2.0)HSK 2 (3.0)4 meanings7 strokes#172
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
中古代夜晚的五个时间段之一，每段约两小时gǔdài yèwǎn de wǔ ge shíjiānduàn zhī yī, měi duàn yuē liǎng xiǎoshí
- 。
Three in the morning during the night.
- 。
When the rooster crows, it is already the fifth watch of the night.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- ，。
Your car is fast, but mine is faster.
- ，。
Your car is fast, but mine is faster.
- ，，。
Doing this will, for one thing, help you meet more Chinese friends, and for another, give your spoken language skills a workout.
- 貳名noun
watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
中夜间值班的时间段，每晚分为若干更yèjiān zhíbān de shíjiānduàn, měi wǎn fēnwéi ruògān gēng
- 。
He is on night shift.
- 。
In ancient times, there were always people beating the watch drum and patrolling the city streets in the dead of night.
- 參动verb
to change or replace
中改变；替换成别的gǎibiàn；tìhuàn chéng biéde
- 。
We should replace the old one.
- 。
The company decided to switch to a new management system.
- 肆动verb
to experience
中尝试或经历某种事物chángshì huò jīnglì mǒuzhǒng shìwù
- 。
He has gained experience in life.
- 。
Young as she was, she had already experienced every hardship life had to offer.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 曰(speak; write)RADICAL
- 一(one; once more)ASSOCIATIVE
- 乂(cut off; edit)ASSOCIATIVE
Modifying old speech one more time is "change."
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