更为

更為

gèngwéi

adverb #7,535

Meanings

1 even more; more so
2 to a greater degree

Characters

even more; further

to be; to become

Examples

HSK 4

这个问题更为复杂。

Zhège wèntí gèngwéi fùzá.

This problem is even more complex.

HSK 4

他的成绩更为优秀。

Tā de chéngjì gèngwéi yōuxiù.

His grades are even more outstanding.

HSK 7-9

形势变得更为严峻。

Xíngshì biàn de gèngwéi yánjùn.

The situation has become even more severe.

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更为 is more formal and literary than 更加 or plain 更. Common in news, academic writing, and formal speech.

Stroke Order

更 gèng

为 wéi