代

Pinyin: dài

to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute

🏮 Chinese HSK 5 verbnoun

Example sentence

请代我向你的家人问好。

Qǐng dài wǒ xiàng nǐ de jiārén wènhǎo.

Please say hello to your family on my behalf.

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What 代 means

代 (dài) is a Chinese word meaning “to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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