替 tì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
替换
tìhuàn
to replace; replacement
Characters in this word
换 huàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 奂 numerous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们打算把旧窗户全部替换成新的双层玻璃。 Wǒmen dǎsuàn bǎ jiù chuānghu quánbù tìhuàn chéng xīn de shuāngcéng bōli. We plan to replace all the old windows with new double glazing.
- 手机电池老化后，最好去店里替换一块新的。 Shǒujī diànchí lǎohuà hòu, zuìhǎo qù diàn li tìhuàn yí kuài xīn de. Once a phone battery wears out, it is best to have a new one swapped in at a shop.
- 教练在下半场替换了两名球员，战术立刻改变。 Jiàoliàn zài xiàbànchǎng tìhuàn le liǎng míng qiúyuán, zhànshù lìkè gǎibiàn. The coach replaced two players in the second half, and the tactics immediately changed.
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
- 替补 tìbǔ substitute; to substitute
- 换 huàn to change; to exchange
- 交换 jiāohuàn to exchange
- 更换 gēnghuàn to replace; to change
- 转换 zhuǎnhuàn to switch; to change
- 变换 biànhuàn to change; to transform; to vary
- 兑换 duìhuàn to exchange; to convert