更新 (gēng xīn) — to replace the old with new in Mandarin
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#987 most common word · HSK 6 · CEFR C1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
更新 is pronounced gēng xīn. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Wǒmen de ruǎnjiàn xìtǒng xūyào gēngxīn dào zuìxīn bǎnběn.
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What does 更新 mean?+
更新 (gēng xīn) means "to replace the old with new" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 更新?+
更新 is pronounced gēng xīn. It uses the tone 1 (high flat). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 更新 in Mandarin?+
更新 is the #987 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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