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世代交替

shì dài jiāo tì

4-character word

What 世代交替 means

1. biologyalternation of generations
2. (fig.) generational succession; passing of the torch from one generation to the next

The characters in 世代交替

• 世shìlife; age; generation
• 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation…
• 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends…
• 替tìto substitute for; to take the place of; to replace

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