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

Stroke order

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Words containing 代

Word Meaning
to buy (on behalf of sb)
to pass to the next generation
chronology; dating of historical events
to upgrade to a new model; change dynasty
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
modern history
Bandai toy company
Walter Mondale, former US vice president
parent's generation; previous generation
modern history and contemporary history
peerless grace and talent; unmatched elegance
to be getting worse with each generation
the 1970s; the seventies
three generations of a family
three generations under one roof
Three Represents CPC political theory
Three Represents (CCP political theory)
alternation of generations
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
World Uighur Congress
World Uighur Congress
Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic sān dié jì, Jurassic zhū luó jì and Cretaceous bái è jì)
Mesolithic Era
Mesolithic Era
secondary