Chinese Conversation · Level 44
90 words
Chinese word
代替
Pronunciation
Pinyindài tì
Meaning
- verbreplace
Example
可以用水代替牛奶吗？ké yǐ yòng shuǐ dài tì niú nǎi ma
Can water substitute for milk?
More examples
有些感情是金钱无法代替的。yǒu xiē gǎn qíng shì jīn qián wú fǎ dài tì de
Some feelings cannot be replaced by money.
Core concept
One thing takes the place of another while keeping the same practical role.
Common phrases
用...代替...yòng dài tì
use ___ to replace ___
被...代替bèi dài tì
be replaced by ___
无法代替wú fǎ dài tì
cannot be replaced
Similar words
取代qǔ dài: Take over an existing person's or thing's position or role.
替换tì huàn: Remove one thing and put another in its place.
代用dài yòng: Use another thing in place of the original when the original is unavailable.
Definition in Chinese
用另一物或方法顶替原本的，以达到相同或相近的用途或作用。yòng lìng yí wù huò fāng fǎ dǐng tì yuán běn de yǐ dá dào xiāng tóng huò xiāng jìn de yòng tú huò zuò yòng
Word origin
代 (dài, "stand in for") + 替 (tì, "take another's place") combine to show one thing taking over another's function.
Usage tips
- Chinese usually puts the substitute before the item being replaced, while English often puts the old item after replace and the new item after with.
Other meanings
- use as a substituteverb
- replacementnoun
Opposites
- 沿用yán yòngcontinue usingverb
Related words
- 代替品dài tì pǐnsubstitutenoun