Meaning of 取代
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qǔdài
- to replace
- to supersede
- to supplant
- (chemistry) substitution
取代 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
车取代了自行车。
The car replaced the bicycle.
你无可取代。
You're irreplaceable.
她对我来说无人可以取代。
To me, she's irreplaceable.
你认为电子书会取代纸质书吗？
Do you think that e-books will replace paper books?
我无法取代她做英语老师。
I can't take the place of her as an English teacher.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
取 qǔ · to take · 8 strokes
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代 dài · to be a substitute for · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 取代.
| 取得 | qǔdé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
| 代表 | dàibiǎo | representative; delegate |
| 取消 | qǔxiāo | to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind |
| 时代 | shídài | age; era |
| 采取 | cǎiqǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 年代 | niándài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age |
| 争取 | zhēngqǔ | to fight for; to strive for |
| 现代 | xiàndài | modern times; modern age |
| 古代 | gǔdài | ancient times |
| 现代化 | xiàndàihuà | modernization |
| 代表团 | dàibiǎotuán | delegation |
| 代替 | dàitì | to replace; to take the place of |
Questions about 取代
What does 取代 mean?
取代 (qǔdài) means "to replace; to supersede" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 取代?
取代 is made of 2 characters: 取 (8 strokes), 代 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 取代 an HSK word?
Yes. 取代 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.