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指代

zhǐ dài

2-character word

What 指代 means

1. to refer to
2. to be used in place of

The characters in 指代

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation…

Example sentences

• 这个词后来被用来指代围绕大天体的小天体。
  The word came to be used for all small heavenly bodies revolving about larger ones.

Sounds the same

Read zhǐ dài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 纸袋paper bag
• 纸带paper tape; ticker tape; paper streamer