取而代之
qǔ'érdàizhī
to replace; to take its place
Characters in this word
而 ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
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
之 zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 传统柜台业务逐渐减少，线上服务正取而代之。 Chuántǒng guìtái yèwù zhújiàn jiǎnshǎo, xiànshàng fúwù zhèng qǔ'érdàizhī. Traditional counter services are gradually decreasing, and online services are taking their place.
- 老店关门后，一家新的咖啡馆取而代之。 Lǎo diàn guānmén hòu, yì jiā xīn de kāfēiguǎn qǔ'érdàizhī. After the old shop closed, a new coffee shop took its place.
- 经理退休后，年轻人取而代之管理整个团队。 Jīnglǐ tuìxiū hòu, niánqīngrén qǔ'érdàizhī guǎnlǐ zhěnggè tuánduì. After the manager retired, a young person took his place running the whole team.
Related words
- 取 qǔ to take; to pick up
- 取得 qǔdé to achieve; to obtain
- 采取 cǎiqǔ to take; to adopt
- 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over
- 获取 huòqǔ to obtain
- 录取 lùqǔ to admit; to accept into school
- 夺取 duóqǔ to capture, to take by force
- 取代 qǔdài to replace
- 收取 shōuqǔ to collect
- 提取 tíqǔ to extract
- 听取 tīngqǔ to listen to, to hear