代 dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 弋 to catch, to arrest
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
代替
dàitì
to replace
Characters in this word
替 tì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我代替你去。 Wǒ dàitì nǐ qù. I will go instead of you.
- 他代替老师。 Tā dàitì lǎoshī. He replaces the teacher.
- 谁代替她？ Shéi dàitì tā? Who will replace her?
Related words
- 代 dài generation; age
- 代表 dàibiǎo representative; to represent
- 代表团 dàibiǎotuán delegation
- 古代 gǔdài ancient times
- 年代 niándài era; period of years
- 时代 shídài era; age
- 现代 xiàndài modern
- 近代 jìndài modern times
- 替代 tìdài to replace
- 代价 dàijià cost; price paid
- 代理 dàilǐ to act for; agent
- 当代 dāngdài modern; contemporary