Chinese symbol for “substitute”
替代品
tì dài pǐn
substitute; alternative
The closest CC-CEDICT match for substitute is 替代品 (tì dài pǐn), defined as: substitute; alternative.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “substitute”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代 | dài | to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon |
| 递补 (遞補) | dì bǔ | to substitute; to complement in the proper order |
| 代换 (代換) | dài huàn | to substitute; to replace |
| 换 (換) | huàn | to exchange; to change (clothes etc) |
| 替身 | tì shēn | stand-in; substitute; (cinema) body double; stunt double |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 替代品.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace; to take the place of |
| 替代 | tì dài | to substitute for; to replace |
| 替换 (替換) | tì huàn | to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch |
| 交替 | jiāo tì | to replace; alternately; in turn |
| 接替 | jiē tì | to replace; to take over (a position or post) |
| 替补 (替補) | tì bǔ | to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc); a su |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate |
| 时代 (時代) | shí dài | age; era |
| 产品 (產品) | chǎn pǐn | goods; merchandise |
See also: Japanese symbol for “substitute”.
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