更

• 拼音: gèng
• 汉字拆解: 更 = originally a pictograph related to alternation and change; used phonetically for the comparative meaning

含义

Even more; still more. An adverb used to indicate a higher degree in comparisons.

Placed before adjectives or verbs to form comparisons. Unlike 比, which explicitly states two items being compared, 更 simply indicates a higher degree. One of the most common comparative words in Chinese.

例句

1. 今天比昨天更冷了。
2. 你应该更努力地学习。
3. 这个办法更好。

用法指南

语境: comparisons, everyday conversation, writing

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 这本书更有意思。(This book is even more interesting.)
• 我希望明天更好。(I hope tomorrow will be even better.)

错误说法

• 不要说'更最好' — do not combine 更 with 最 (superlative). Use either 更好 (even better) or 最好 (the best), never both together.

起源与历史

In Classical Chinese, 更 originally meant 'to change' or 'to alternate' (as in 更换). The comparative meaning evolved from the sense of 'going further.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal