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代替 (dài tì): meaning and stroke order

代替 (dài tì) means to replace; to take the place of.

代替

Simplified
代替
Traditional
代替 (same form)
Pinyin
dài tì

Stroke order of 代替

代

  • dài to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
  • 5 strokes

Stroke by stroke

替

  • tì to substitute for; to take the place of
  • 12 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 代替

  1. dài tì
    • to replace; to take the place of

Radicals of the characters

代
Radical 人 (Kangxi radical 9) · 5 strokes · 亻 on the left, 弋 on the right
替
Radical 曰 (Kangxi radical 73) · 12 strokes · 㚘 on top, 日 below

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

代替 in our stories

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  • 这个早市已经有四十年的历史，按照政府的规划，它将被一座五层的停车楼代替。

    zhè gè zǎoshì yǐjīng yǒu sìshí nián de lìshǐ ànzhào zhèngfǔ de guīhuà tā jiāng bèi yí zuò wǔ céng de tíngchēlóu dàitì

    The market was forty years old, and under the government's plan it would be replaced by a five-storey car park.

    From the story The market hearing HSK 7–9 · Level 8

  • 赵王听信了谣言，决定让赵括代替廉颇。

    Zhào Wáng tīngxìn le yáoyán juédìng ràng Zhào Kuò dàitì Lián Pō

    The King of Zhao believed the rumour and decided to have Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po.

    From the story Fighting battles on paper HSK 7–9 · Level 8

Stories using 代替

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).