替 tì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
替补
tìbǔ
substitute; to substitute
Characters in this word
补 bǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 衤 — cloth
- Made of
- 衤 cloth 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 主力中锋受伤后，年轻替补在决赛中承担了关键角色。 Zhǔlì zhōngfēng shòushāng hòu, niánqīng tìbǔ zài juésài zhōng chéngdān le guānjiàn juésè. After the starting centre was injured, the young substitute took on a key role in the final.
- 别担心，替补队员也已经准备好了。 Bié dānxīn, tìbǔ duìyuán yě yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo le. Don't worry, the substitutes are ready too.
- 这场比赛他替补出场，表现非常出色。 Zhè chǎng bǐsài tā tìbǔ chūchǎng, biǎoxiàn fēicháng chūsè. In this match he came on as a substitute and performed brilliantly.
Related words
- 代替 dàitì to replace
- 替 tì for; instead of
- 替代 tìdài to replace
- 交替 jiāotì to alternate; to take turns
- 接替 jiētì to replace; to take over from
- 替换 tìhuàn to replace; replacement
- 补 bǔ to mend; to make up
- 补充 bǔchōng to add; to supplement
- 补偿 bǔcháng compensation
- 补贴 bǔtiē subsidy
- 补课 bǔkè to make up a missed lesson
- 补习 bǔxí to take supplementary lessons