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 (literary)

Examples

这个问题更为复杂。

Zhège wèntí gèngwéi fùzá.

This problem is even more complex.

他的成绩更为优秀。

Tā de chéngjì gèngwéi yōuxiù.

His grades are even more outstanding.

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 (gèngjiā) or plain 更 (gèng). Common in news, academic writing, and formal speech.

Stroke Order

更 gèng

为 wéi