代替

dàitì

to replace; to take the place of

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5

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代
替
  • 替tìto substitute forB5
  • 交替jiāotìto replaceB7
  • 接替jiētìto replaceB7
  • 替补tìbǔto replace (a damaged component with a newB7
  • 替换tìhuànto exchangeB7

See it in sentences

我代替他去参加比赛。

I took his place in the competition.

电脑能代替人吗？

Can computers replace people?