替

tì

“To substitute for” in Chinese is 替 (tì).

Other characters with the syllable ti: see all 11 →

Meaning

to substitute for
to take the place of
to replace

Show 3 more meanings

for
on behalf of
to stand in for

Example

电视代替了收音机。

Radio's been replaced by the TV.

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

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 替

代替dàitìto replace; to take the place ofHSK 4 替代tìdàito substitute forHSK 4 交替jiāotìto replaceHSK 7-9 接替jiētìto replaceHSK 7-9 替换tìhuànto exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switchHSK 7-9 替身tìshēnstand-in; substituteHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

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