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更事
gēng
shì
(literary) common occurrence, routine
(literary) to experience
(literary) to recur; to happen again
common occurrence, routine
to experience
to recur; to happen again
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=1
更
gēng
to change or replace
to experience
one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=1
更
gèng
more
even more
further
still
still more
=2
事
shì
matter
thing
item
work
affair
classifiers:
件
,
樁
,
回
=2
事
zì
alternative form of
倳
(zì, “to establish”)
alternative form of
剚
(zì, “to stab”)
Containing this entry
少不更事
shào
bù
gēng
shì
(idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears