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
Five Dynasties period of China (907–960)
alternative name; to refer to sth by another name
sundae (loanword)
new generation
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
final generation
source code (computing)
to ghostwrite; to write on behalf of sb
to transition to a new dynasty or regime
contemporary
reform and renewal; generational change
algebra (as branch of math.)
to act for sb else; to act on sb's behalf; an agent
to substitute; to replace
algebraic sum
to administer; to manage; to hold in trust or escrow
a plenipotentiary (representative)
modernists; modernist faction
modern Chinese history
to receive sth on another's behalf
Klondike in northwest Canada
Song dynasty (960-1279)
the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
previous generation
to act on sb's behalf; to act as a substitute