Chinese word

代表

Pronunciation

Pinyindài biǎo

Meaning

  • nounrepresentative

Example

她是我们学校的代表。tā shì wǒ men xué xiào de dài biǎo

She is a representative of our school.

Illustration for 代表 (representative)

More examples

他被选为班级的代表。tā bèi xuǎn wèi bān jí de dài biǎo

He was chosen as the class representative.

Core concept

Standing in for a person or group so its position appears through one person.

Common phrases

  • 班级代表bān jí dài biǎo

    class representative

  • 学生代表xué shēng dài biǎo

    student representative

Similar words

代表团dài biǎo tuán: A group officially sent to act for a country, organization, or other group.
发言人fā yán rén: A person authorized to speak publicly for an organization.
代表队dài biǎo duì: A team that represents a school, area, or other group in a competition or activity.
代理人dài lǐ rén: A person who handles procedures or work in place of someone else.

Definition in Chinese

代表是指被选出或派出，代替某一群体、组织或个人在场表达意见、作出决定或行使职责的人。dài biǎo shì zhǐ bèi xuǎn chū huò pài chū dài tì mǒu yì qún tǐ zǔ zhī huò gè rén zài chǎng biǎo dá yì jiàn zuò chū jué dìng huò xíng shǐ zhí zé de rén

Word origin

代 (dài, "stand in for") + 表 (biǎo, "show outwardly") forms the idea of showing a group's position through a substitute.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the same form can name a person in a group or come before an action, so its grammatical role comes from its position rather than a changed word form.

Other meanings

  • representverb

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