替 (tì): to substitute for, to take the place of, to replace
替 (tì) is a Chinese character meaning “to substitute for.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 曰 (say). It ranks #1078 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 替 one man 夫 replacing another; 日 provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 曰 (say) appears in many related characters such as 更 (gēng, to change or replace), 曲 (qū, bent), 曰 (yuē, to speak).
Definitions
- to substitute for
- to take the place of
- to replace
Etymology & Origin
ideographicOne man 夫 replacing another; 日 provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱⿰夫夫日 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 替
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 替代 | tì dài | to substitute for |
| 替换 | tì huàn | to exchange |
| 接替 | jiē tì | to replace |
| 替身 | tì shēn | stand-in |
| 替补 | tì bǔ | to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with ca... |
| 替罪羊 | tì zuì yáng | scapegoat |
| 顶替 | dǐng tì | to replace |
| 替代品 | tì dài pǐn | substitute |
| 交替 | jiāo tì | to replace |
| 替死鬼 | tì sǐ guǐ | scapegoat |
| 冒名顶替 | mào míng dǐng tì | to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom) |
| 更替 | gēng tì | to take over (from one another) |
| 替班 | tì bān | to act as substitute |
| 替天行道 | tì tiān xíng dào | (idiom) to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven |
| 世代交替 | shì dài jiāo tì | (biology) alternation of generations |
替 appears in 48 compound words: 44 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 替 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
to take away somebody else's work; to run things all by oneself without consulting others
Showing 5 of 6 idioms containing 替.
Example Sentences
替字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
tì zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "替" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
范式智能(06682.HK)澄清AI替代传闻:主营业务受益大模型迭代,前三季度...
fàn shì zhì néng ( 0 6 6 8 2 . H K ) chéng qīng A I tì dài chuán wén : zhǔ yíng yè wù shòu yì dà mó xíng dié dài , qián sān jì dù . . .
Paradigm Intelligence (06682.HK) clarifies rumors of AI substitution: the main business benefits from large model iterations, and in the first three quarters...
...2度热爆!明锋面接力“春雨连发” 冷暖交替温差大
. . . 2 dù rè bào ! míng fēng miàn jiē lì chūn yǔ lián fā lěng nuǎn jiāo tì wēn chā dà
... 2 degrees hot! Mingfeng faced the "spring rain continuously" with a large temperature difference between cold and warmth
明起多波锋面快闪晴雨凉暖交替 吴德荣:228连假降雨扩大
míng qǐ duō bō fēng miàn kuài shǎn qíng yǔ liáng nuǎn jiāo tì wú dé róng : 2 2 8 lián jiǎ jiàng yǔ kuò dà
Tomorrow, multiple waves of frontal flashes alternating between sunny and rainy Wu Derong: 228 consecutive holiday rains expanded
过年替山猪尽孝 逸祥:只是做我该做的事
guò nián tì shān zhū jǐn xiào yì xiáng : zhī shì zuò wǒ gāi zuò de shì
Filial piety for the wild boar during the New Year Yixiang: Just do what I have to do
...海关明起停止征收违法关税,特朗普还有哪些替代方案?
. . . hǎi guān míng qǐ tíng zhǐ zhēng shōu wéi fǎ guān shuì , tè lǎng pǔ hái yǒu nǎ xiē tì dài fāng àn ?
... Customs will stop imposing illegal tariffs tomorrow, what alternatives does Trump have?
汤姆被玛丽替换下来。
Tāngmǔ bèi Mǎlì tìhuàn xiàlai.
Tom was replaced by Mary.
替我照顾田中先生！
Tì wǒ zhàogu Tiánzhōng xiānsheng!
Take care of Mr. Tanaka for me!
你能代替我出席会议吗?
Nǐ néng dàitì wǒ chūxí huìyì ma?
Can you fill in for me at the meeting?
塑料代替了许多传统的原料。
Sùliào dàitì le xǔduō chuántǒng de yuánliào.
Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
Character Family
曰 Radical Family — Characters sharing the say radical
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