取而代之
Word
to take the place of a person or thing
Meaning
- to take the place of a person or thing
- to replace something old with something new
Examples
手机太旧了,新的取而代之。
shǒu jī tài jiù le, xīn de qǔ ér dài zhī
The phone is too old, so a new one takes its place.
AI-generated sentence
老师走了,新老师取而代之。
lǎo shī zǒu le, xīn lǎo shī qǔ ér dài zhī
The teacher left, and a new teacher took her place.
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