gēng

archaic
time
noun

Meaning of 更次

更次 means a two-hour night watch period; one watch of the night. Pronounced gēng cì.

  • a two-hour night watch period; one watch of the night

Definitions & Examples

Shuì
le
yuē
yǒu
gēng
 

He slept for about one two-hour watch.

Cóng
xiàn
chéng
dào
cūn
 
yào
zǒu
liǎng
gēng
de
 

From the county town to the village, it takes two watches to walk.

dài
jiāng
fēn
wéi
gēng
 
měi
gēng
yuē
liǎng
xiǎo
shí
 

In ancient times, the night was divided into five watches, and each watch lasted about two hours.

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