取而代之 meaning in English
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
HSK 7-922 strokes
Meaning of 取而代之
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qǔ'érdàizhī
- (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
取而代之 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
随著文艺复兴，学院派的想法被积极的想法取而代之了。
With Renaissance, scholastic ideas gave place to positive ideas.
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取 qǔ · to take · 8 strokes
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而 ér · and · 6 strokes
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代 dài · to be a substitute for · 5 strokes
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之 zhī · possessive particle · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 取而代之.
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 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 |
Questions about 取而代之
What does 取而代之 mean?
取而代之 (qǔ'érdàizhī) means "(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place".
How do you write 取而代之?
取而代之 is made of 4 characters: 取 (8 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 代 (5 strokes), 之 (3 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 取而代之 an HSK word?
Yes. 取而代之 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.