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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

代 [dài]
  1. 1. verb [替] do … on behalf of
    经理病了，经理助理代他在会上发言。
    As the manager was ill, his assistant spoke on his behalf.
    我代她在合同上签了字。
    I signed the contract on her behalf.
  2. 2. verb [指问候]
    你见到他时，代我问好。
    When you see him, say hello from me.
  3. 3. verb [代理] act as
    代校长
    acting headmaster
  4. 4. noun [时代] [pl] times
    古代
    ancient times
  5. 5. noun [辈分] generation
  6. 6. noun [朝代] dynasty

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

代 [dài]
  1. 1. verb take the place of; be in place of
    请代我向他致意。
    Please give him my regards.
  2. 2. verb acting
    代部长
    acting minister
  3. 3. noun historical period
    汉代
    the Han Dynasty
  4. 4. noun era
    古生代
    the Palaeozoic Era
  5. 5. noun generation
    代代相传
    pass on (or hand down) from generation to generation
  6. 6. measure word generation
    雷锋助人为乐的懿德影响了一代又一代人。
    Lei Feng's admirable virtue of taking delight in helping people has influenced people from generation to generation.
    一代新人在成长。
    A new generation is growing up.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

代 [dài]
  1. 1. 动 代替
    请你代我向他问好
    代劳
    代替
  2. 2. 名 朝代；历史的分期
    汉代
    唐代
    古代
    现代
    时代
  3. 3. 名 地质年代分期的第二级，代以上为宙，代以下为纪如古生代、中生代、新生代，都属显生宙
  4. 4. 名 世系相传的辈分
    祖孙三代
    传宗接代
  5. 5. 动 代理
    代省长
    代主任
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Examples

你们几时见到他代我问好。
Please remember me to him when you meet him.
他不在，我代他签收这些文件。
He's not here. I'll sign for these documents on his behalf.
让你代我受过，甚感歉疚。
You took the blame for me, which troubles my conscience deeply.
有劳您代我买本书。
May I trouble you to buy a book for me?
据医生估计，这种现象是由体内代偿引起的。
The doctor estimated that the phenomenon was caused by intracorporal compensation.
用这笔代金来补偿你们的损失吧。
We will compensate you for your damages with this allowance.
你见到他时，代我问好。
When you see him, say hello from me.
代我向你妈妈问好。
Please send my regards to your mother.
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Character Decomposition

亻
[rén]		 + 弋
[yì]

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