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Information of 代

Pinyindài

Radical

亻

Strokes

5 strokes

Usage

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Definition

substitute / replace / generation / dynasty / geological era / era / age / period

代 [dài] 1 替。 Replace; substitute. 2 历史上划分的时期。 A period of time in history. 3 世系的辈分。 Generational lineage. 4 姓。 A surname. 1 替：～替。～办。～销。～序。～表。 Replace: replacing; acting for; replacing sales; replacing procedures; replacing forms. 2 历史上划分的时期：时～。世～。古～。近～。现～。当（dāng ）～。年～。 Periods in history: current period; generational; ancient period; recent period; modern period; present generation; yearly. 3 世系的辈分：下一～。 Generational lineage: next generation. 4 姓。 A surname. 代 [dài] 〈动〉 Verb 【本义】:更迭，代替 The original meaning: to alternate, to replace.【造字法】:形声。小篆字形，从人，弋( yì)声。 Character creation: phonogram. Small seal script is composed of the character for person and the sound component for "yì". 1 同本义 ([En.] be in place of; take the place of) Same original meaning: to replace or take the place of. 2 ([En.] 为挣钱) 把活计接到家里做 ([En.] take in sth. to do) To undertake tasks at home for income. 3 托转达 ([En.] 思想、感情等) ([En.] give one's regards to) To convey thoughts or feelings to someone. 代 [dài] 〈名〉 Noun 1 父子相继为“代”、“世代” ([En.] generation) Generations of a family line. 2 (这个意义唐以前写作“世”，唐人为避唐太宗李世民之讳，将“世”写成“代”，后人一直沿用) This character was written as "世" before the Tang dynasty, but changed to "代" to avoid the name taboo of Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin). 3 历史上的某一时期或年代 ([En.] date) A certain period or year in history. 4 时代，历史上的或人类发展，尤指文化发展方面的一个时期 [En.] ([Age]) An era, particularly in cultural development throughout history. 5 朝代 ([En.] dynasty) Dynasties in history. 6 特指五个主要地质分代 ([En.] era) Referring specifically to the five major geological eras. 7 ([En.] 语法)∶代词的省称 ([En.] pronoun) In grammar, a shortened term for pronouns. 8 中医脉象之一，指脉搏跳动时出现较长的停歇现象 ([En.] intermittent pulse) A type of pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine indicating a prolonged pause in the heartbeat.

近代史 jìn dài shǐ

modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)

代号 dài hào

code name

夏代 Xià dài

Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC

代孕 dài yùn

surrogate pregnancy

卤代烃 lǔ dài tīng

haloalkane (obtained from hydrocarbon by substituting halogen for hydrogen, e.g. chlorobenzene or the CFCs)

划时代 huà shí dài

epoch-marking

代表性 dài biǎo xìng

representativeness / representative / typical

断代 duàn dài

periodization (of history)

旧石器时代 Jiù shí qì Shí dài

Paleolithic Era

晋代 Jìn dài

Jin Dynasty (265-420)

替代 tì dài

to substitute for / to replace / to supersede

替代品 tì dài pǐn

substitute / alternative

替代性 tì dài xìng

substitutability / vicarism / alternative

无可替代 wú kě tì dài

Irreplaceable

朝代 cháo dài

dynasty / reign (of a king)

末代 mò dài

final generation

代偿 dài cháng

(medical) compensation / to repay a debt or obligation in place of someone else

元代 Yuán dài

the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

殷代 yīn dài

Yin Dynasty

汉代 Hàn dài

the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

时代 shí dài

age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL:個|个[ge4]

年代 nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL:個|个[ge4]

现代 xiàn dài

modern times / modern age / modern era

现代化 xiàn dài huà

modernization / CL:個|个[ge4]

古代 gǔ dài

ancient times / olden times

清代 Qīng dài

the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

明代 Míng dài

the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

代替 dài tì

to replace / to take the place of

唐代 Táng dài

Tang dynasty (618-907)

近代 jìn dài

the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)

Input Method for 代

Pinyindai4

Wubi

way|wayy

Cangjie

oip

Zhengma

nhs

Four Corner

23240

Unicode

U+4ee3

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