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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tì | ti4
English translation
to substitute for
to take the place of
to replace
for
on behalf of
to stand in for
to change, to replace, to substitute for

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

yuē

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Learning hint

One man  replacing another;  provides the pronunciation

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰夫夫日

Explanation

Depicts two standing people () changing places.

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dōu 帮忙 bāngmáng .他们 tā men ài 这个 zhè ge . duō zán 他们 tā men xiàng le 一摊,他们 tā men cái 觉得 juéde shǎng le suàn ,他们 tā men 满意 mǎnyì , Huán zuò 义务 yìwù de 宣传 xuānchuán .

They were pleased and satisfied; they advertised me to their friends.

秘书 mìshū 度假 dù jià shí , shuí lái 代替 dàitì ?

Who will double for the secretary while she is on holiday?

最初 zuìchū 粗糙 cūcāo de zài 墓碑 mù bēi shǎng de 骷髅 kū lóu 交叉 jiāochā de 大腿骨图形 tú xíng ,已为 dài 翅膀 chìbǎng de 天使 tiān shǐ suǒ 代替 dàitì .

The skull - and - crossbones crudely carved on the first tombstones was replaced by a winged cherub.

dài dào hǎo de 寓所 yù suǒ .

He took me to the lodgings he had rented for me.

qǐng 衣服 yīfu 背后 bèi hòu kòu hǎo , hǎo ?

Will you do my dress up at the back, please?

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
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代替 dàitì to replace代替 dàitì
替代 tì dài to replace替代 tì dài
替补 tì bǔ a substitute替補
替换 tì huàn to exchange替換
交替 jiāo tì to replace交替 jiāo tì
接替 jiē tì to replace接替 jiē tì
替身 tì shēn stand-in替身 tì shēn
顶替 dǐng tì to replace頂替
替罪羊 tì zuì yáng scapegoat替罪羊 tì zuì yáng
替代品 tì dài pǐn substitute替代品 tì dài pǐn
更替 gēng tì to alternate更替 gēng tì
替死鬼 tì sǐ guǐ scapegoat替死鬼 tì sǐ guǐ
冒名顶替 mào míng dǐng tì to pose under a false name冒名頂替
包办代替 bāo bàn dài tì to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act包辦代替
替班 tì bān to act as substitute替班 tì bān
轮替 lún tì to take turns輪替
兴替 xīng tì rise and fall興替
世代交替 shì dài jiāo tì alternation of generations世代交替 shì dài jiāo tì
替工 tì gōng replacement worker替工 tì gōng
倒替 dǎo tì to replace倒替 dǎo tì
冒名顶替者 mào míng dǐng tì zhě impersonator冒名頂替者
代替者 dài tì zhě substitute代替者 dài tì zhě
替古人担忧 tì gǔ rén dān yōu crying over spilt milk替古人擔憂

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