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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

代替 [dàitì]
  1. 1. verb substitute for

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

代替 [dàitì]
  1. 1. replace; substitute for; take the place of; instead
    有些外科手术可用针麻代替药麻。
    In some surgical operations, acupuncture anaesthesia may be used instead of medicinal anaesthetics.
    用国产品代替进口货
    substitute homemade products for imported goods
  2. 2. noun substitution; replacement

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

代替 [dàitì]
  1. 1. 替换别人或别的事物,并能起到被替换的人或事物的作用
    代替战友值班
    大机器生产代替了手工作业

Examples

有些外科手术可用针麻代替药麻。
In some surgical operations, acupuncture anaesthesia may be used instead of medicinal anaesthetics.
以实物代替
in kind
用竹材代替木材
substitute bamboo for wood
现在的游船大都用脚蹬代替了船桨。
Most of the pleasure-boats now have replaced paddles with pedals.
理事长也没有权力代替理事会做出决定。
Even the chairman of the council has no right to make decisions for the council.
由于母亲悲痛过度,她代替母亲主持赞礼。
As mother is extremely grieved, she took mother's role and hosted the ceremony.
他没有粘胶就用饭粒代替来粘东西。
With no glue, he used rice grains to stick things together.
她丈夫去世后,她代替丈夫主理公司业务。
Since the death of her husband, she has been in charge of the company business.
代替

Collocations

代替
substitute
无法代替
cannot replace
包办代替
replacement

Word Decomposition


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