更新
gēng xīn
Pinyin

Definition

更新
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gēng xīn
  1. to replace the old with new
  2. to renew
  3. to renovate
  4. to upgrade
  5. to update
  6. to regenerate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新
Xīn
  1. 1 abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
  2. 2 surname Xin
新增
xīn zēng
  1. 1 newly added
  2. 2 additional
  3. 3 to add (to what already exists)
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
新浪
Xīn làng
  1. 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
更
gēng
  1. 1 to change or replace
  2. 2 to experience
  3. 3 one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. 4 watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
更新
gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new
  2. 2 to renew
  3. 3 to renovate
  4. 4 to upgrade
  5. 5 to update
  6. 6 to regenerate
全新
quán xīn
  1. 1 all new
  2. 2 completely new
刷新
shuā xīn
  1. 1 to renovate
  2. 2 to refurbish
  3. 3 to refresh (computer window)
  4. 4 to write a new page (in history)
  5. 5 to break (a record)
创新
chuàng xīn
  1. 1 innovation
  2. 2 to bring forth new ideas
  3. 3 to blaze new trails
新人
xīn rén
  1. 1 newcomer
  2. 2 fresh talent
  3. 3 newlywed, esp. new bride
  4. 4 bride and groom
新加坡
Xīn jiā pō
  1. 1 Singapore
新娘
xīn niáng
  1. 1 bride
新婚
xīn hūn
  1. 1 newly wed
新手
xīn shǒu
  1. 1 new hand
  2. 2 novice
  3. 3 raw recruit
新春
xīn chūn
  1. 1 the beginning of Spring
  2. 2 the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
新款
xīn kuǎn
  1. 1 new style
  2. 2 latest fashion
  3. 3 new model
新浪网
Xīn làng Wǎng
  1. 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
新版
xīn bǎn
  1. 1 new edition
  2. 2 new version
新疆
Xīn jiāng
  1. 1 Xinjiang
  2. 2 Uighur autonomous region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区
新闻
xīn wén
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
  1. 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
咸与维新
xián yù wéi xīn
  1. 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
  2. 2 to replace the old with new
  3. 3 to reform and start afresh
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
壁垒一新
bì lěi yī xīn
  1. 1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
悔过自新
huǐ guò zì xīn
  1. 1 to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
  2. 2 to go beyond old ideas
  3. 3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
改过自新
gǎi guò zì xīn
  1. 1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf
新来乍到
xīn lái zhà dào
  1. 1 newly arrived (idiom)
新官上任三把火
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
  1. 1 (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
新愁旧恨
xīn chóu jiù hèn
  1. 1 new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
日新月异
rì xīn yuè yì
  1. 1 daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
  2. 2 every day sees new developments
  3. 3 rapid progress
更有甚者
gèng yǒu shèn zhě
  1. 1 furthermore (idiom)
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
标新取异
biāo xīn qǔ yì
  1. 1 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality

Sample Sentences

要是你有什么更新，敝人在此愿闻其详。
yàoshì nǐ yǒu shénme gēngxīn ，bìrén zài cǐ yuàn wén qí xiáng 。
If you have any updates, this humble mortal is keen to hear all the details.
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那些曾经立下赫赫战功的英雄部队，轮流来到这个练兵场，带着不进则退的危机感在实战化训练中揣摩现代战争的精髓，以锐意进取的自我更新，锤炼现代战争制胜之道。
nàxiē céngjīng lìxià hèhè zhàngōng de yīngxióng bùduì ，lúnliú láidào zhège liànbīngchǎng ，dài zhe bù jìn zé tuì de wēijīgǎn zài shízhàn huà xùnliàn zhōng chuǎimó xiàndài zhànzhēng de jīngsuǐ ，yǐ ruìyì jìnqǔ de zìwǒ gēngxīn ，chuíliàn xiàndài zhànzhēng zhìshèng zhī dào 。
Heroic troops with an impressive record on the battlefield have come in turns to this training ground, with a sense of crisis in that not making progress itself is falling behind, trying their hardest to figure out the essence of modern warfare in live fire exercises, making determined efforts to improve themselves, and refining the path to victory in the era of modern warfare.
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哦，如果说了得去洗澡了，然后洗着洗着就像死在了浴室一样，再也杳无音信，你也就拉倒吧。最值得拉到黑名单的就是，明明应该已经死在了浴室，却突然更新了朋友圈。
ò ，rúguǒ shuō le děi qù xǐzǎo le ，ránhòu xǐ zhe xǐ zhe jiù xiàng sǐ zài le yùshì yīyàng ，zàiyě yǎowúyīnxìn ，nǐ yě jiù lādǎo ba 。zuì zhídé lādào hēimíngdān de jiùshì ，míngmíng yīnggāi yǐjīng sǐ zài le yùshì ，què tūrán gēngxīn le péngyou quān 。
Oh, if they say they have to go shower, then keep washing and washing, so it seems like they must have died in the bathtub, and if there is still no news, then you should just let it go. The most deserving thing to be put on the blacklist is that he should, by rights, already have died in the bathtub, but then they suddenly has a new update on Moments.
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像这样海量的信息在网上迅速交换、更新，已经完全改变了时间的意义了，过去要花上好几年才能更新进步的程序，现在恐怕只要一半的时间了，这已经是种奇迹了，往后更不知道会发展成怎么样呢。
xiàng zhèyàng hǎiliáng de xìnxī zàiwǎngshàng xùnsù jiāohuàn 、gēngxīn ，yǐjīng wánquán gǎibiàn le shíjiān de yìyì le ，guòqù yào huāshàng hǎojǐnián cáinéng gēngxīn jìnbù de chéngxù ，xiànzài kǒngpà zhǐyào yībàn de shíjiān le ，zhè yǐjīng shì zhǒng qíjì le ，wǎnghòu gèng bù zhīdào huì fāzhǎn chéng zěnmeyàng ne 。
With the huge volume of data that is exchanged and is updated on the internet, it's already changed the meaning of time. In the past you had to spend several years updating processes, now it only takes half that time. That is a miracle in itself. In the future we don't even know how it will develop.
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最近微信朋友圈怎么都没见你更新了呀？
zuìjìn wēixìn péngyou quān zěnme dōu méi jiàn nǐ gēngxīn le ya ？
Why haven't I seen you posting any updates on WeChat Moments recently?
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英国广播公司和英国独立电视公司已确认，打算今年年底联合推出流媒体平台BritBox，以抗衡美国流媒体巨头奈飞。越来越多的观众舍弃传统广播电视渠道，希望在流媒体平台观看到及时更新的节目。
YīngguóGuǎngbōGōngsī hé Yīngguó dúlì diànshì gōngsī yǐ quèrèn ，dǎsuàn jīnnián niándǐ liánhé tuīchū liúméitǐ píngtái ，yǐ kànghéng Měiguó liúméitǐ jùtóu nàifēi 。yuèláiyuè duō de guānzhòng shěqì chuántǒng guǎngbō diànshì qúdào ，xīwàng zài liúméitǐ píngtái guānkàn dào jíshí gēngxīn de jiémù 。
The BBC and the British independent television company have confirmed that they intend to jointly launch the streaming media platform BritBox at the end of this year to counter the US streaming media giant Netflix. More and more viewers are abandoning the traditional radio and television channels to watch programs on the streaming media platform.
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先到“应用商店”，然后选择“更新”就行了，简单吧？
xiān dào “yìngyòng shāngdiàn ”，ránhòu xuǎnzé “gēngxīn ”jiù xíng le ，jiǎndān ba ？
First go to the “App Store”, then choose “Update” and that should do it. Simple, right?
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还行，那我如果只要更新其中一个软件呢？
hái xíng ，nà wǒ rúguǒ zhǐ yào gēngxīn qízhōng yī gè ruǎnjiàn ne ？
I guess so. What do I do if I only want to update one of the apps?
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那就到AppStore选中你要更新的那个，按更新呀。这你也不会，不要告诉别人你是我老婆啊。
nā jiù dào AppStore xuǎn zhòng nǐ yào gēngxīn de nàge ，àn gēngxīn ya 。zhè nǐ yě bù huì ，bù yào gàosu biérén nǐ shì wǒ lǎopó ā 。
Go to the App Store and press the one you want to upgrade and hit update. If you can't do this, then don't go telling people that you're my wife!
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先等一下，我看今天有更新没。啊，男二怎么会这样，怎么会这样？
xiān děng yīxià ，wǒ kàn jīntiān yǒu gēngxīn méi 。ǎ ，nánèr zénme huì zhèyàng ，zénme huì zhèyàng ？
Wait a second, I'll see if there's a new installment today. Oh, how could the number two guy do that? How could he?
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