代 dài

replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation

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DEFINITIONS

  • replace, replacement (of person or generation)
  • era, generation
  • to substitute
  • to act on behalf of others
  • to replace
  • generation
  • dynasty
  • age
  • period
  • (historical) era
  • (geological) eon

STROKES

WORDS

五代 wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
代称 dài chēng alternative name; to refer to sth by another name; antonomasia
圣代 shèng dài sundae (loanword)
新生代 xīn shēng dài Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years); new generation
明代 míng dài the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
末代 mò dài final generation
源代码 yuán dài mǎ source code (computing)
代笔 dài bǐ to write on behalf of sb; to ghostwrite
改朝换代 gǎi cháo huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime
同时代 tóng shí dài contemporary
更新换代 gēng xīn huàn dài reform and renewal; generational change
代数学 dài shù xué algebra (as branch of math.)
代办 dài bàn to act for sb else; to act on sb's behalf; an agent; a diplomatic representative; a chargé d'affaires
代换 dài huàn to substitute; to replace
代数和 dài shù hé algebraic sum
代管 dài guǎn to administer; to manage; to hold in trust or escrow
全权代表 quán quán dài biǎo a plenipotentiary (representative)
现代派 xiàn dài pài modernist faction; modernists
近代史 jìn dài shǐ modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
代收 dài shōu to receive sth on another's behalf
克朗代克 kè lǎng dài kè Klondike in northwest Canada
宋代 sòng dài Song dynasty (960-1279)
清代 qīng dài the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
上代 shàng dài previous generation
代行 dài xíng to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf
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