替
代

To substitute for in Chinese: 替代 (tì dài)

tì dài

to substitute for

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Definitions

  1. 1to substitute for
  2. 2to replace
  3. 3to supersede

Stroke order

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替
代

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧˋ

tì

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 机器可以替代人做很多工作。

    jī qì kě yǐ tì dài rén zuò hěn duō gōng zuò。

    Machines can replace people for a lot of work.

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Related words

代

dài

to substitute

替

tì

to substitute for

代表

dài biǎo

representative

代替

dài tì

to replace

现代

xiàn dài

modern times

朝代

cháo dài

dynasty

当代

dāng dài

the present age

古代

gǔ dài

ancient times

近代

jìn dài

the not-very-distant past

年代

nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

时代

shí dài

age

代价

dài jià

price

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