代替
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
代替 (dàitì) · to replace
代替 (dàitì) means “to replace; instead of”. It is written with 2 characters: 代 (on behalf of) + 替 (for). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 代替 is built
The characters
代 dài · on behalf of
What 代 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 弋yì — to catch
Origin hint: A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
替 tì · for
What 替 is made of
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: One man 夫 replacing another; 日 provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你能代替我去开会吗？Nǐ néng dàitì wǒ qù kāihuì ma?Can you go to the meeting in my place?
用电脑代替手写更快。Yòng diànnǎo dàitì shǒuxiě gèng kuài.Using a computer instead of writing by hand is faster.
Questions about 代替
What does 代替 mean?
代替 (dàitì) means “to replace; instead of”.
How do you pronounce 代替?
代替 is pronounced dàitì.
Which HSK level is 代替?
代替 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 代表dàibiǎorepresentative
- 代表团dàibiǎotuándelegation
- 古代gǔdàiancient times
- 年代niándàidecade (the 80s etc.)
- 时代shídàiage
- 现代xiàndàimodern
- 近代jìndàimodern times
- 替代tìdàito replace
- 朝代cháodàidynasty
- 代价dàijiàprice
Learn 代替 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.