更替

更替 gēng ㄍㄥ ㄊㄧˋ gang1 tai3

  • to take over (from one another)
  • to alternate
  • to replace
  • to relay

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 更 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 到了每年的年底即年三十的时候,就不仅是新旧两天的更替,也是新旧岁的更替,称之为“交子”。 Arriving at the end of each lunar year wasn't just a new day taking over from the previous one, but also a new year taking over from the previous one, and this was called 'first exchange'.

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