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取而代之

/t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵⁵/
to take the place of; to substitute for; to replace
  • HSK 10
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The phrase describes the act of taking something to substitute for what was previously there.
The phrase describes the act of taking something to substitute for what was previously there.

Origin

The character 取 means to take or to fetch. It is composed of the components 耳 (ear) and 又 (again; once more). The character 而 acts as a connector for two clauses or adjectives.

The character 代 means to replace or to take the place of. It consists of the semantic component 人 (man; person; people) and the phonetic component 弋 (a retrievable arrow attached to a string). Finally, the character 之 means to go, and is formed from the components 止 (foot) and 一 (one).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

「取而代之」是由四個漢字組成的片語。其中「取」字包含「耳」與「又」兩個組成部分；「而」字作為連接詞，用來連接兩個子句或形容詞；「代」字包含表示意義的「人」以及表示聲音的「弋」；「之」字則由「止」與「一」組成。

在字義構成上，「取」字代表「拿取」或「取回」；「代」字則代表「取代」或「代替」；「之」字則代表「去」。透過這些組成的字，此片語表達了取代原位或替換某物的動作。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese取 “to take; to fetch”
    • ideaChinese耳 “ear”
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”
  • 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之 “to go”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese一 “one”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. to take the place of; to substitute for; to replace

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0