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替

tì

Definition

to substitute for
to decline (literary)
历代兴替

The rise and fall of dynasties
to take the place of
to replace
你歇会儿，我来替你。

Have a rest. I'll replace you.
to stand in for
for
替别人买飞机票

To buy a plane ticket for somebody
on behalf of

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive

to overstep one's authority; to usurp

Related words (36)

to substitute for; to replace; to supersede

replacement worker; substitute worker

to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch

to act as substitute; to fill in for sb

to cancel out a crime; to receive punishment as a scapegoat

to substitute for sb; reserve player

(theater) understudy

stand-in; substitute; body double; stuntman; scapegoat; fall guy; to stand in for sb else

substitute; alternative

scapegoat; fall guy

scapegoat

tì dài rán liào

alternative fuel

tì zuì gāo yáng

scapegoat; sacrificial lamb; same as 替罪羊

tì shēn yǎn yuán

substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts); stuntman

to replace; alternately; in turn

instead; to substitute (for); to take the place (of); to replace; substitution

to take turns (responsibility); to replace

rise and fall

to replace; to take over (a position or post)

to take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace; to relay

to substitute for sb in sitting an examination

succession (of changes in an ecological community); naturally evolving sequence

(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher

body double (in nude scenes)

to take turns; to work by roster

to replace

body double (in eating scenes)

substitute

pethidine (aka meperidine or Demerol)

shì dài jiāo tì

alternation of generations

dài tì fù mǔ

in place of sb's parents; in loco parentis (law)

ān tì bǐ lín

antipyrine (loanword)

lā kè tì chún

lactitol, a sugar alcohol

wú fǎ tì dài

irreplaceable

冒名顶替者

mào míng dǐng tì zhě

impersonator; impostor

丙酸氟替卡松

bǐng suān fú tì kǎ sōng

fluticasone propionate

Idioms (4)

替古人担忧

tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

替古人耽忧

tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

mào míng dǐng tì

to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate; to pose under a false name

bāo bàn dài tì

to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act

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