How to Write 代 (dài) — Chinese Stroke Order
Meaning: to substitute, to act on behalf of others, to replace · 5 strokes · HSK 5
Character facts
| Character | 代 |
|---|---|
| Pinyin | dài |
| Strokes | 5 |
| HSK level | HSK 5 |
| Unicode | U+4EE3 |
English meanings
- to substitute
- to act on behalf of others
- to replace
- generation
- dynasty
- age
Words with 代
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative; delegate |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age |
| 时代 | shí dài | Time, US weekly news magazine |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | Hyundai, South Korean company |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times; olden times |
| 现代化 | xiàn dài huà | modernization; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 近代 | jìn dài | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace; to take the place of |
| 历代 | lì dài | successive generations; successive dynasties |
| 一代 | yí dài | generation |
| 代码 | dài mǎ | code |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | to replace; to supersede |