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HSK
representative / delegate / CL: , 個|个, / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of
HSK 3
to replace; to take the place of
HSK 4
to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy
HSK 5
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to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute / generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
HSK 3
delegation / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
price / cost / consideration (in share dealing)
HSK 5
agent
HSK 7-9
code name
HSK 7-9
to substitute into
algebra
spokesperson
HSK 7-9
algebraic function theory (math.)
code
representative work (of an author or artist)
code segment
(math.) algebraic expression
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
a substitute; a replacement
delegation
pronoun
representativeness / representative; typical
to teach as substitute for absent teacher
algebraic structure
to buy (on behalf of sb)
to take the blame for sb else / to be made a scapegoat
to mean / to signify
to be a spokesperson / to be an ambassador (for a brand) / to endorse
vehicle / (esp.) mobility vehicle (mobility scooter, electric wheelchair, Segway etc)
(Tw) to take over sb's job; to substitute for
to write as substitute for sb / a ghost writer / plagiarism
algebra (as branch of math.)
OEM (original equipment manufacturer)
to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive) / means of transportation
to take a test or exam for sb
algebraic geometry
to do sth on behalf of sb else
to write on behalf of sb / to ghostwrite
to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf
to substitute / to replace
surrogate mother
token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc)
Dai county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
representative individual (of a school of thought)
to write on sb's behalf / a scrivener (who writes legal documents or letters for others)
algebraic equation
to do sth in place of sb else
intergenerational / generational
to receive sth on another's behalf
valet parking
outlet / commission shop / agency
agent
(Tw) (coll.) matter; thing (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tāi-tsì], equivalent to Mandarin 事情)
(math.) algebraic curve
code page
to act as a scapegoat; to take the blame for sb else
(loanword) cocoa butter substitute
to serve as a surrogate mother / surrogacy
(math.) algebraic function
replacement / substitution / metabolism (biol.)
sugar substitute
pronoun / synonym / byword
collect on delivery (COD)
generation gap
Delft, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
voucher; coupon
to sell as agent / to sell on commission (e.g. insurance policies) / proxy sale (of stocks)
(medical) compensation / to repay a debt or obligation in place of sb else
to pray on behalf of sb
scapegoat
algebraic group (math.)
(loanword) dynamite
(math.) algebraic topology
alternative name / to refer to sth by another name; antonomasia
(has been) replaced with / (its) place has been taken by
to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consumed alcohol) (abbr. for 代理駕駛|代理驾驶) / substitute driver (abbr. for 代駕司機|代驾司机)
in place of sb's parents / in loco parentis (law)
to administer / to manage / to hold in trust or escrow
from generation to generation / generation after generation
swung dash / tilde (~)
algebraic geometry
algebraic sum
algebraic variety (math.)
(Tw) surrogacy / surrogate pregnancy / surrogate mother
to withhold tax (from employee's salary)
Dallys, Algerian seaport and naval base
godmother / surrogate mother
Dayton (city in Ohio)
algebraic quantity
abbreviated name of an entity (e.g. 皖政, a short name for 安徽省人民政府) / code name / (old) pronoun
meal replacement
algebraic number field (math.)
to act for sb else / to act on sb's behalf / an agent / a diplomatic representative / a chargé d'affaires
representative office
Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰
algebraic surface
to fill in a form for sb else


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