代 (dài): To substitute — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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代=亻person+弋shoot

A person (亻) taking a turn with a weapon (弋) — to substitute or represent an era.

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HSK Vocabulary: 代

HSK words that contain this character.

代替

dài tì

instead

HSK 5

代表

dài biǎo

to stand for; on behalf of representative

HSK 5

古代

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 代 is used in context

Jīn今

tiān天

Wáng王

lǎo老

shī师

shēng生

bìng病

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ancient; archaic; antiquity

HSK 5

Teacher Wang is sick today, so Teacher Li is substituting for the class.

tā他

dài代

biǎo表

gōng公

sī司

cān参

jiā加

huì会

yì议

。

He represents the company at the meeting.

wǒ我

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

zhè这

ge个

dài代

tì替

nà那

ge个

。

I can use this to replace that.

xiàn现

dài代

kē科

jì技

fā发

zhǎn展

hěn很

kuài快

。

Modern technology develops rapidly.

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