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
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Emperor Daizong of the Tang dynasty
the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)
China's Four Modernizations policy
the Four Modernizations in China
country code
country code
modernization of national defense
modernization of national defense
international transport agency
international transport agency
reign (of a king, emperor etc)
reign (of a king, emperor etc)
geological time scale
geological time scale
Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
offspring; child's generation
children of officials
to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)