update in Chinese

How to write 更新

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更新 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 5. An advanced band: enough to read newspapers and watch films.

更新 in a sentence

• 请qǐng更gèng新xīn你nǐ的de软ruǎn件jiàn。

  Please update your software.

• 这zhè个gè应yīng用yòng刚gāng刚gāng更gèng新xīn了le。

  This app was just updated.

• 我wǒ们men需xū要yào更gèng新xīn网wǎng站zhàn。

  We need to update the website.

更新 vs 下载 vs 升级

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 下载 xià zǎi to download

  下载 copies data down to you; 更新 refreshes something to a newer version.

• 升级 shēng jí to upgrade

  A bigger jump — versions and levels go up: 系统升级 'system upgrade'. 更新 is a routine 'update'.