巡更
xún gēng
Pinyin

Definition

巡更
 - 
xún gēng
  1. to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
更加
gèng jiā
  1. 1 more (than sth else)
  2. 2 even more
更年期
gēng nián qī
  1. 1 menopause
  2. 2 andropause
三更
sān gēng
  1. 1 third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
  2. 2 midnight
  3. 3 also pr. [sān jīn]
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
出巡
chū xún
  1. 1 to go on an inspection tour
半夜三更
bàn yè sān gēng
  1. 1 in the depth of night
  2. 2 late at night
巡
xún
  1. 1 to patrol
  2. 2 to make one's rounds
  3. 3 classifier for rounds of drinks
巡捕
xún bǔ
  1. 1 to patrol
  2. 2 policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)
巡抚
xún fǔ
  1. 1 inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
巡查
xún chá
  1. 1 to patrol
巡洋舰
xún yáng jiàn
  1. 1 cruiser (warship)
  2. 2 battle cruiser
巡演
xún yǎn
  1. 1 (theater etc) to tour
  2. 2 to be on tour
  3. 3 to give itinerant performances
  4. 4 abbr. for 巡迴演出|巡回演出[xún huí yǎn chū]
巡礼
xún lǐ
  1. 1 to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site)
  2. 2 to go on a sightseeing tour
巡航
xún háng
  1. 1 to cruise
巡行
xún xíng
  1. 1 to patrol
  2. 2 to perambulate
  3. 3 to travel around within an area
巡视
xún shì
  1. 1 to patrol
  2. 2 to make a tour
  3. 3 to inspect
  4. 4 to scan with one's eyes
巡警
xún jǐng
  1. 1 police officer
巡回
xún huí
  1. 1 to go around
  2. 2 to roam
  3. 3 to tour

Idioms (9)

屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
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)
深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
  1. 1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
百尺竿头，更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels
自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng
  1. 1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
  2. 2 self-reliance
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
除旧更新
chú jiù gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new (idiom)

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