gang1 san1更新
Jyutpinggang1 san1
Yalegāng sān
Definition
To update or renew by replacing the old with the new.
neutraltechnologywork
How it's used
Primarily used in technical or formal contexts, such as software updates or contract renewals. While it functions as a verb, it often appears in compound structures where the object follows immediately. It carries a sense of replacing something obsolete with a current version.
Examples
My phone keeps asking me to update the system.
When are you finally going to update your webpage?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean 'refreshing' one's memory or 'refreshing' a physical object like a drink; for those, use 溫習 or 沖洗 instead.
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Grammar guides
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