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dài

Main
English Definition	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
Simplified Script	代
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	dài
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	doi⁶
Part of Speech	(名) noun, (动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=3 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word
代表	dàibiǎo	representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
代替	dàitì	to replace; to take the place of
代理	dàilǐ	to act on behalf of somebody in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy
代价	dàijià	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)
代沟	dàigōu	generation gap

Words With Same Tail Word
现代	xiàndài	modern times; modern age; modern era; Hyundai, South Korean company
时代	shídài	age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); Time, US weekly news magazine
年代	niándài	a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period
古代	gǔdài	ancient times; olden times
取代	qǔdài	to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution

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