更 gèng

“more; even more; further”

adverbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

更 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 646: 更 gèng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (副). PDF page 96

Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.

用法How to use 更

更 means "more" or "even more." It goes before an adjective or verb phrase to compare two things or situations, very often in the pattern A 比 B 更 + adjective. It makes a comparison stronger and is common in everyday speech.

例句Example sentences

这件衣服比那件更便宜。zhè jiàn yī fu bǐ nà jiàn gèng pián yi.This piece of clothing is cheaper than that one.
今天比昨天更冷。jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān gèng lěng.Today is colder than yesterday.
我想找一个更好的工作。wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yí gè gèng hǎo de gōng zuò.I want to find a better job.

常见错误Common mistakes

✗这件衣服便宜更。

✓这件衣服更便宜。

更 is an adverb and must come before the adjective, not after it.
✗今天比昨天更很冷。

✓今天比昨天更冷。

Do not put 很 after 更; 更 already expresses the comparison.

易混词Easily confused

更vs最

更 means "more" in a comparison; 最 means "the most" among a group. Use 更 with 比, and 最 for the top one.

深度指南Grammar & comparison guides

比Comparisons with 比 (bǐ)HSK 2–3

义项All meanings

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)
gèng: more; even more; further; still; still more