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代言

dàiyán

to endorse; to speak for

A smiling person holds up a bottle in front of a big spotlight
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Characters in this word

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

言 yán

Strokes
7
Radical
言 — words, speech
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 言

Example phrases

  • 这位演员为环保品牌代言后,公众开始更严格地审视她本人的消费习惯。 Zhè wèi yǎnyuán wèi huánbǎo pǐnpái dàiyán hòu, gōngzhòng kāishǐ gèng yángé de shěnshì tā běnrén de xiāofèi xíguàn. After the actor endorsed an environmental brand, the public began to scrutinise her own consumption habits more strictly.
  • 这家饮料公司请了一位歌手代言新产品。 Zhè jiā yǐnliào gōngsī qǐng le yí wèi gēshǒu dàiyán xīn chǎnpǐn. This beverage company hired a singer to endorse its new product.
  • 他常常替安静的同学们代言,把大家的想法告诉老师。 Tā chángcháng tì ānjìng de tóngxuémen dàiyán, bǎ dàjiā de xiǎngfǎ gàosu lǎoshī. He often speaks for his quiet classmates, passing everyone's ideas on to the teacher.

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