dài

to substitute; to replace; to act on behalf of others

HSK 5 #174

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 174th character
Radical ⼈ (9.3)
Strokes 5
Index # 271

Definitions

代 dài
  1. 1. to substitute
  2. 2. to replace
  3. 3. to act on behalf of others
  4. 4. generation
  5. 5. period
  6. 6. age
  7. 7. dynasty
  8. 8. (historical) era
  9. 9. (geological) eon

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Words containing 代

Word Meaning
ice age
person hired to break up with someone
catabolism (biology)
catabolism (biology)
elementary algebra
elementary algebra
epoch-marking
Liu Song dynasty period (420–479)
Liu Song dynasty in south China
take over everything; not let others do it
to do everything oneself; not let others help
Millennial Generation; Generation Y
throughout the ages
throughout the ages
reflexive pronoun
reflexive pronoun
substituent (chemistry)
ancient history
Paleozoic era in Earth’s history
anabolism (biology)
anabolism (biology)
contemporary
vector algebra
vector algebra
Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)