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


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