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how to write dai(take the place of) in chinese

pinyindài
radicalsStroke count5
eanglish meaningtake the place of; be in place of; act on behalf of; acting; historical period; dynasty; generation; era

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "代" (dai)

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Basic explanations

v. (代替) take the place of; be in place of:

1.  人受过
suffer for the faults of another; bear the blame for sb. else;

2.  新陈
the new taking the place of the old;

3.  我向他致意。
Please give him my regards.

4.  他去。
I'll go in his stead.

v. (代理) act on behalf of; acting:

1.  部长
acting minister

n. (历史上的分期) historical period:

1.  
ancient times;

2.  
modern times

n. (朝代) dynasty:

1.  
the Han Dynasty;

2.  
the Tang Dynasty

n. (世系的辈分) generation:

1.  成长中的一
the growing generation;

2.  第一
the first generation;

3.  垮了的一
the beat generation;

4.  迷惘的一
the lost generation;

5.  年轻的一
the rising generation;

6.  青年一
a young generation;

7.  世世
from generation to generation; generation after generation;

8.  上[下]一
the past [coming] generation;

9.  造就一新人
build up a new generation

n. {地} (地质年代分期的第一级) era:

1.  古生
the Palaeozoic Era;

2.  新生
the Cenozoic Era

n. (姓氏) a surname:

1.  
Dai Hui