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CHINESE CHARACTER

dài

代

代

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period

Numbered pinyin
dai4
English meanings
period, generation

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 弋.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亻弋

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他shì是xīn新yīdài一代de的xuésheng学生。

    He is a new-generation student.

  2. 02

    dàibiǎo代表dàjiā大家fāyán发言。

    Speak on behalf of all.

  3. 03

    dài代wǒ我qù去。

    Go for me.

  4. 04

    dài代bǐ笔xiě写xìn信。

    Write a letter for someone.

  5. 05

    zhè这yīdài一代rén人。

    This generation.

  6. 06

    dài代rén人shòuguò受过。

    Bear blame for others.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 一代
  • 下一代
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  • 代号
  • 代替
  • 代理
  • 代理人
  • 代表
  • 代表团
  • 代言人
  • 划时代
  • 取代
  • 取而代之
  • 古代
  • 后代
  • 年代
  • 当代
  • 新陈代谢
  • 时代
  • 替代
  • 朝代
  • 现代
  • 近代