替
Character
for someone; doing something so another person does not have to
Meaning
tì
ti4- for someone; doing something so another person does not have to
- to take someone's place; to replace someone
Examples
我替你买菜。
wǒ tì nǐ mǎi cài
I'll buy the vegetables for you.
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今天我替他工作。
jīn tiān wǒ tì tā gōng zuò
Today I am working in his place.
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Practice writing 替
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Words with 替
See all 48 →替代tì dàito replace something or someone; to take their placeWordHSK 4替换tì huànto replace; to put a new thing in the place of an old oneWordHSK 7–9替身tì shēna person who takes an actor's place in a movieWordHSK 7–9替工tì gōngreplacement workerWord替班tì bānto act as substituteWord替罪tì zuìto take the rap for sbWord替补tì bǔto replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc)Word替角tì jué(theater) understudyWord替餐tì cānmeal replacementWord替代品tì dài pǐnsubstituteWord替死鬼tì sǐ guǐscapegoatWord
替班儿tì bān rto act as substituteErhua variant of 替班Word