代
理

To act on behalf of sb in a responsible position in Chinese: 代理 (dài lǐ)

dài lǐ

to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position

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Definitions

  1. 1to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3surrogate
  4. 4(computing) proxy

Stroke order

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代
理

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 经理不在，由他代理工作。

    jīng lǐ bú zài， yóu tā dài lǐ gōng zuò。

    The manager is away, so he stands in for him.

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Related words

代

dài

to substitute

理

lǐ

texture

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

代表

dài biǎo

representative

代替

dài tì

to replace

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

理解

lǐ jiě

to comprehend

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

现代

xiàn dài

modern times

整理

zhěng lǐ

to arrange

办理

bàn lǐ

to handle

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