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代
dài
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
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HSK 5 ✏️ 5 strokes Very Common • Top 2%

Words Using 代 (285)

代表
dàibiǎo
HSK 5
representative / delegate / CL:[[位<wèi>]], [[個|个<gè>]], [[名<míng>]] / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of
年代
niándài
HSK 5
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
代替
dàitì
HSK 5
instead / to replace / to substitute (X for Y, or a number in an algebraic expression)
古代
gǔdài
HSK 5
ancient times / olden times
近代
jìndài
HSK 5
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)
时代
shídài
HSK 5
age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
时代
Shídài
HSK 5
Time, US weekly news magazine
现代
Xiàndài
HSK 5
Hyundai, South Korean company
现代
xiàndài
HSK 5
modern times / modern age / modern era
代理
dàilǐ
HSK 6
to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate
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