追更

zhuīgēng

verb

Meanings

1 to follow a serialized web novel or show, reading each new chapter or episode as it drops
2 to keep up with ongoing updates

Characters

Examples

我追更这本小说已经两年了。

Wǒ zhuīgēng zhè běn xiǎoshuō yǐjīng liǎng nián le.

I've been following this web novel's updates for two years already.

作者断更了一个月，追更的读者都快崩溃了。

Zuòzhě duàngēng le yí ge yuè, zhuīgēng de dúzhě dōu kuài bēngkuì le.

The author hasn't updated for a month; the readers following along are about to lose it.

这部剧更新太慢，我不想再追更了。

Zhè bù jù gēngxīn tài màn, wǒ bù xiǎng zài zhuīgēng le.

This show updates too slowly; I don't want to keep following it anymore.

Tips

culture

Core vocabulary of the Chinese web-novel ecosystem (Qidian, Jinjiang). Paired opposites: 追更 (keep up with it) vs 弃坑 (abandon ship), 断更 (author stops posting), 完结 (finished / complete).

usage

更 here is short for 更新 (update) and reads gēng, not gèng. Also used for ongoing TV dramas and manhua.

Stroke Order

追 zhuī

更 gèng