替

tì

HSK 4freq #1826

Meanings

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tì

1.to substitute for
2.to take the place of
3.to replace
4.for
5.on behalf of
6.to stand in for

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Wiktionary

1.to substitute for; to displace
2.for; in place of
3.to decline; to go downhill; to be on the wane; to fall; to decay

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 竝 + 曰 – two figures (竝) changing places. Two top components have been simplified from 立 to 夫.

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Stroke order

Components

替㚘日

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

替你们脸红啊。
Shame on you guys.
你能替我拷貝這個嗎？
Can you copy this for me?
请替我向你父亲问好。
Please give my regards to your father.
他替我叫了一部計程車。
He called me a cab.
替我向你的孩子們問好。
Give my love to your kids.
我沒有辦法替你做這個決定。
I can't make that decision for you.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

代替 to replace; to take the place of 替代 to substitute for 替换 to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch 接替 to replace 交替 to replace 替身 stand-in 枪替 to substitute for sb in sitting an examination 替餐 meal replacement 替班 to act as substitute 更替 to take over (from one another)饭替 body double (in eating scenes)替罪 to take the rap for sb