更始
gēng shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

更始
 - 
gēng shǐ
  1. to make a new start
  2. to regenerate

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
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
始终
shǐ zhōng
  1. 1 from beginning to end
  2. 2 all along
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
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
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
伊始
yī shǐ
  1. 1 outset
  2. 2 beginning
初始
chū shǐ
  1. 1 initial
  2. 2 starting (point)
初始化
chū shǐ huà
  1. 1 (computing) to initialize
  2. 2 initialization
创始
chuàng shǐ
  1. 1 to initiate
  2. 2 to found
创始人
chuàng shǐ rén
  1. 1 creator
  2. 2 founder
  3. 3 initiator
创始者
chuàng shǐ zhě
  1. 1 creator
  2. 2 initiator
半夜三更
bàn yè sān gēng
  1. 1 in the depth of night
  2. 2 late at night
原始
yuán shǐ
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 primitive
  4. 4 original (document etc)
原始林
yuán shǐ lín
  1. 1 old growth forest
  2. 2 primary forest
  3. 3 original forest cover
固始
Gù shǐ
  1. 1 Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
固始县
Gù shǐ xiàn
  1. 1 Gushi county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan

Idioms (20)

一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
  1. 1 lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the originator of an evil practice
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
始终如一
shǐ zhōng rú yī
  1. 1 unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
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)
有始有终
yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有始无终
yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
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
终而复始
zhōng ér fù shǐ
  1. 1 lit. the end comes back to the start (idiom); the wheel comes full circle
自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng
  1. 1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
  2. 2 self-reliance
自始至终
zì shǐ zhì zhōng
  1. 1 from start to finish (idiom)
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
周而复始
zhōu ér fù shǐ
  1. 1 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
  2. 2 the wheel comes full circle
除旧更新
chú jiù gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new (idiom)

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