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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

指代 [zhǐdài]
  1. 1. verb To substitute one expression with another.
    这里的“她”指代上文中的“红衣女孩”。
    She here refers to the girl in red.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

指代 [zhǐdài]
  1. 1. 用某一种说法代替另一种说法
    用"半边天"指代妇女
    指代不明。

Examples

舟楫(指代船只)。
指代不明。

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