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

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HSK 3.0Vocab 5Recognition 5Writing 5
1.

Animated Stroke Order 代

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How to write 代 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 代

代 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
代
亻rén · person
弋yì
代=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 代

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5.

How to Use 代

Replacement / Substitution

Words where 代 means 'to substitute' or 'on behalf of'.

代替 • dài tì • instead • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 代

一代 • yī dài • generation
HSK 3.0 · L5
yī一
dài
7.

Example Sentences

jīn今
tiān天
wáng王
lǎo老
shī师
shēng生
bìng

Information

Pinyindài
Meaningto substitute, to replace; generation, era
Strokes5
Radical亻
Traditional代
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1105
Zhuyinㄉㄞˋ
UnicodeU+4EE3
CangjieOIP
亻rén · person
+弋yì
dài代
tì替

instead

代表 • dài biǎo • to stand for; on behalf of representative • HSK 5
HSK 5
dài代
biǎo表

to stand for; on behalf of representative

代理 • dài lǐ • act on behalf of someone in position of responsibility • HSK 6
HSK 6
dài代
lǐ理

act on behalf of someone in position of responsibility

Era / Generation

Words where 代 refers to a period of time or a generation.

古代 • gǔ dài • ancient; archaic; antiquity • HSK 5
HSK 5
gǔ古
dài代

ancient; archaic; antiquity

时代 • shí dài • times; age; era • HSK 5
HSK 5
shí时
dài代

times; age; era

年代 • nián dài • years; a decade of a century • HSK 5
HSK 5
nián年
dài代

years; a decade of a century

代

generation

现代 • xiàn dài • modern
HSK 5
xiàn现
dài代

modern

近代 • jìn dài • modern times
HSK 5
jìn近
dài代

modern times

现代化 • xiàn dài huà • modernization
HSK 3.0 · L5
xiàn现
dài代
huà化

modernization

世代 • shì dài • generation
HSK 6
shì世
dài代

generation

交代 • jiāo dài • hand over; transfer
HSK 6
jiāo交
dài代

hand over; transfer

病
le了
，
yóu由
lǐ李
lǎo老
shī师
dài代
kè课
。

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

tā他
mǎi买
zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
dài代
jià价
shì是
shí十
kuài块
qián钱
。

The price he paid for this book is ten yuan.

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.

xiàn现
dài代
kē科
jì技
fā发
zhǎn展
hěn很
kuài快
。

Modern technology develops rapidly.

zhè这
shì是
dāng当
dài代
de的
qì汽
chē车
。

This is a contemporary car.

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