更换

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 该更换机油了。▶ —
   It’s time to change the engine oil.
2. 他更换了手机的电池。▶ —
   He replaced the phone’s battery.

Collocations

Mnemonic

更 gēng "to change, replace" + 换 huàn "to exchange": to swap the old for the new, i.e. to replace, to change out. Korean renders it as "to replace". Used of swapping out worn parts, batteries or equipment (更换零件 to replace a part). 更 is a polyphone: gēng "to change" (更换, 更新) but gèng "even more" (更好 even better); here it is gēng. 换 means "to exchange" (交换).

Related

Quick check

1. How is 更 read in 更换?

   • gēng "to change"
   • gèng "even more"
   • gēn "root"
   • gěng "neck"