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

HSK 2

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.

HSK 6

这部剧更新太慢，我不想再追更了。

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

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

HSK 7-9

作者断更了一个月，追更的读者都快崩溃了。

Zuòzhě duàn gēng le yíge 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.

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