代

The character "代" has 5 strokes. "代" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "代" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "代" are "dài" . View the stroke order of "代">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "代"

v.: act in place of; take the place of; substitute as; act for; serve temporarily as a substitute

n.: historical period; dynasty; generation; era

• take the place of : 取代, 代替
• act for : 作…代理人；代办
• dynasty : n.王朝；朝代
• generation : n.一代人；同代人；产生；发生；生殖；一代；生物繁殖
• era : n.时代；纪元；代；重要日子；重大事件

Form words with "代"

Example phrases using "代"

• 别忘了代我向他问好。

  Don’t forget to give my regards to him. / Please remember me to him.

• 秘书代经理草拟了一份计划，后者把它呈递董事会。

  The secretary drafted a plan for the manager, who sent it up to the board of directors.

• 我必须代员工道歉——他们的行为是轻率的。

  I must apologize for my staff — their actions were precipitate.

• 代我向查理问好。

  Remember me to Charlie.

• 代赭石色绵羊。

  Raddled sheep.

• 推进代加工厂的月度加工费结算。

  Facilitate the monthly toll fee settlement with the co-packer.

• 布莱克先生代那个老人他的案件。

  M. r Black is acting for the old man in his case.

• 公元七世纪初, 唐朝代隋而兴.

  In the early seventh century, the Tang Dynasty replaced the Sui.

• 代我向约翰致歉,没去听他讲课.

  Give my excuses to John for missing his lecture.

• 外围是后代。这棵树大约有7代。

  And as we go to the periphery, you see the descendants. This tree has seven generations, approximately.