Chinese word

替代

Pronunciation

Pinyintì dài

Meaning

  • verbreplace

Example

可以用这个型号替代旧型号吗？ké yǐ yòng zhè ge xíng hào tì dài jiù xíng hào ma

Can this model replace the old model?

Illustration for 替代 (replace)

More examples

在很多菜谱中，黄油可以用植物油替代。zài hěn duō cài pǔ zhōng huáng yóu ké yǐ yòng zhí wù yóu tì dài

In many recipes, vegetable oil can replace butter.

Core concept

One thing steps into another's role and performs the same job.

Common phrases

  • 用来替代yòng lái tì dài

    be used to replace

  • 以替代yǐ tì dài

    replace with

Similar words

代替dài tì: To serve in place of a person or thing and carry out the same role.
替换tì huàn: To remove one thing and put another in its place.

Definition in Chinese

使一方代替另一方，使其承担原先的职责或功能。shǐ yì fāng dài tì lìng yì fāng shǐ qí chéng dān yuán xiān de zhí zé huò gōng néng

Word origin

替 (tì, "substitute") + 代 (dài, "stand in for") combine to show one thing serving in another's place.

Usage tips

  • In product talk, this verb commonly links two models, materials, or methods, making it useful for discussing an old option and a newer one.

Other meanings

  • take the place ofverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 替代品tì dài pǐnreplacementnoun
  • 替代方案tì dài fāng ànalternative plannoun

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