替代
HSK 4 (2021)
替代 (tìdài) · to replace
替代 (tìdài) means “to replace; to substitute”. It is written with 2 characters: 替 (for) + 代 (on behalf of). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 替代 is built
The characters
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)
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)
Example sentences
电脑不能完全替代老师。Diànnǎo bù néng wánquán tìdài lǎoshī.Computers can't completely replace teachers.
什么可以替代牛奶？Shénme kěyǐ tìdài niúnǎi?What can be used instead of milk?
Questions about 替代
What does 替代 mean?
替代 (tìdài) means “to replace; to substitute”.
How do you pronounce 替代?
替代 is pronounced tìdài.
Which HSK level is 替代?
替代 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 代替dàitìto replace
- 替tìfor
- 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
- 朝代cháodàidynasty
Learn 替代 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.