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HSK
to replace; to take the place of
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哇* | 哇* | *哇
replaces when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *代* | 代* | *代
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute / generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
HSK 3
to substitute for / to replace / to supersede
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *替* | 替* | *替
to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *顶* | 顶* | *顶
apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
HSK 4
to replace the old with new / to renew / to renovate / to upgrade / to update / to regenerate
HSK 5
to replace / alternately; in turn
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *更* | 更* | *更
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc)
HSK 5
to replace the person in charge; (sports) to replace the head coach
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
HSK 6
to replace / to supersede / to supplant / (chemistry) substitution
HSK 7-9
to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch
HSK 7-9
to dismiss and replace (sb) / to replace (sb or sth)
HSK 7-9
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column / to replace the original with a fake / to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
to exchange (sth) for (sth else) / to replace with / to convert into
HSK 7-9
to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)
to permute / permutation (math.) / to displace / displacement / to replace / replacement
(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
HSK 7-9
to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
to replace with sth new / to upgrade
the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论)
to substitute / to replace
to replace / to take over (a position or post)
HSK 7-9
lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving
to take over (from one another) / to alternate / to replace / to relay
former transliteration of Terengganu, Malaysia, replaced by 登嘉樓|登嘉楼 in 2005
to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one
Sony (former name of the company used prior to 2009 in some markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, now replaced by 索尼 in all markets)
metabolism (biology) / the new replaces the old (idiom)
HSK 7-9
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave
to replace the old with new (idiom)
each new high point replaced by another / (of a movie etc) one climax after another
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会 then in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
natural change / evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化|进化)
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
to replace firmware (on a mobile device)
(has been) replaced with / (its) place has been taken by
to replace one tyranny by another / to use violence against violence
enclosed pasture (Mongolian loanword) / now mostly replaced by 庫倫|库伦
Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城)
to take turns (responsibility) / to replace
Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔
to replace
nonstandard, stigmatizing transliteration of "AIDS", now replaced by 艾滋病
theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关
to swap / to replace / to exchange / to change
Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生勞動省|厚生劳动省)
to split the bill (where the male counterpart foots the larger portion of the sum) / (theater) a system where two actors take turns in acting the main role, with one actor replacing the other if either is unavailable
to swap / to exchange / to transpose / to replace
to change / to replace / to alter
to replace (sth missing) / to restore
to replace sb on a workshift / to substitute for
to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number / SIM replacement
cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display
to replace sb (personnel, sports team player etc) / substitution
everyone participates in reforms (idiom) / to replace the old with new / to reform and start afresh
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *斢* | 斢* | *斢
(dialect) to exchange / to replace
to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *龀* | 龀* | *龀
to replace the milk teeth
substitution / replacing former general / change of leader
PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *剌* | 剌* | *剌
variant of (Note: was the character used prior to simplification and remains the standard in Taiwan, while in mainland China, has replaced )


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