Chinese

代替

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi⁵¹/
to supersede; to replace; to supplant; to substitute
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese代 “to replace; to take the place of”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese弋 “retrievable arrow attached to a string”
  • characterChinese替 “to substitute for; to displace”
    • ideaChinese竝
    • ideaChinese曰 “to say; to speak”

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