the middle of the night ⇒ 你三更半夜不睡觉,跑出去干吗? Nǐ sāngēng-bànyè bù shuìjiào, pǎo chūqù gànmá? → It's the middle of the night — why aren't you asleep and what are you doing outside?
少不更事
green ⇒ 新来的工人少不更事。 Xīn lái de gōngrén shào bù gēng shì. → The new workers are very green.
改弦更张
make a fresh start
深更半夜
in the dead of night
自力更生
self-reliant
English translation of '更'
更
(gèng)
形
(= 更加) even more
⇒ 天更黑了。 (Tiān gèng hēi le.) It's getting even darker.
⇒ 她更漂亮了。 (Tā gēng piàoliang le.) She is becoming even more beautiful.