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代

dài
HSK 3

“To be a substitute for” in Chinese is 代 (dài).

Other characters with the syllable dai: see all 10 →

Meaning

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

Example

绿色代表希望。

Green stands for hope.

From 代表 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 代

代表dàibiǎorepresentativeHSK 3古代gǔdàiancient timesHSK 3年代niándàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)HSK 3时代shídàiTime, US weekly news magazineHSK 3现代xiàndàiHyundai, South Korean companyHSK 3代表团dàibiǎotuándelegationHSK 3代替dàitìto replace; to take the place ofHSK 4近代jìndàithe not-very-distant pastHSK 4

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3被bèiquiltHSK 3币bìmoneyHSK 3标biāomarkHSK 3并bìngandHSK 3播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3补bǔto repairHSK 3

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