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接替

jiētì

to replace; to take over from

One person steps onto a stage as another walks off
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Characters in this word

接 jiē

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 妾 concubine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

替 tì

Strokes
12
Radical
曰 — to speak
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 副主任将在下月接替现任负责人,继续推进数字化改革。 Fù zhǔrèn jiāng zài xià yuè jiētì xiànrèn fùzérén, jìxù tuījìn shùzìhuà gǎigé. The deputy director will replace the current person in charge next month and continue pushing forward digital reform.
  • 新来的老师接替了生病的王老师。 Xīn lái de lǎoshī jiētì le shēngbìng de Wáng lǎoshī. The new teacher replaced Teacher Wang, who was ill.
  • 他退休后,由年轻人接替他的位置。 Tā tuìxiū hòu, yóu niánqīngrén jiētì tā de wèizhi. After he retired, a younger person took his place.

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