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替

tì

HSK 5 Character

What 替 means

1. to substitute for
2. to take the place of
3. to replace
4. for
5. on behalf of
6. to stand in for

Example sentences

• 我替他害臊。
  Wǒ tì tā hàisào.
  I feel bad for him.
• 我想代替他。
  I want to replace him.
• 替你们脸红啊。
  Tì nǐmen liǎnhóng ā.
  Shame on you guys.
• 替罪羊就是他。
  Tìzuìyáng jiùshì tā.
  He's the scapegoat.
• 不要替我说话。
  Don't speak for me.
• 用拧檬汁代替醋。
  Use lemon juice instead of vinegar.

Words starting with 替

• 替代tì dàito substitute for; to replace; to supersede
• 替换tì huànto exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch
• 替补tì bǔto replace…
• 替身tì shēnstand-in; substitute; body double
• 替代品tì dài pǐnsubstitute; alternative
• 替罪羊tì zuì yángscapegoat
• 替工tì gōngreplacement worker; substitute worker
• 替班tì bānto act as substitute; to fill in for sb
• 替罪tì zuìto take the rap for sb
• 替角tì jué(theater) understudy
• 替餐tì cānmeal replacement
• 替天行道tì tiān xíng dào(idiom) to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven
• 替补队员tì bǔ duì yuánsubstitute player; reserve player
• 替身演员tì shēn yǎn yuánsubstitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts); stuntman
• 替代燃料tì dài rán liàoalternative fuel
• 替死鬼tì sǐ guǐscapegoat; fall guy
• 替古人担忧tì gǔ rén dān yōuto fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily…
• 替罪羔羊tì zuì gāo yángscapegoat; sacrificial lamb
• 替班儿tì bān rerhua variant of 替班
• 替角儿tì jué rerhua variant of 替角

Words containing 替

• 代替dài tìto replace; to take the place of
• 交替jiāo tìto replace; alternately; in turn
• 接替jiē tìto replace; to take over (a position or post)
• 顶替dǐng tìto replace
• 更替gēng tìto take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace
• 平替píng tì(neologism c. 2021) cheaper alternative; affordable alternative
• 演替yǎn tìsuccession (of changes in an ecological community); naturally evolving sequence
• 兴替xīng tìrise and fall
• 轮替lún tìto take turns; to follow a rotating schedule
• 代替者dài tì zhěa substitute; a replacement
• 世代交替shì dài jiāo tì(biology) alternation of generations; (fig.) generational succession…
• 代替父母dài tì fù mǔin place of sb's parents; in loco parentis (law)
• 包办代替bāo bàn dài tìto do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
• 安替比林ān tì bǐ línantipyrine (loanword)
• 枪替qiāng tìto substitute for sb in sitting an examination
• 倒替dǎo tìto take turns (responsibility); to replace
• 笔替bǐ tì(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
• 饭替fàn tìbody double (in eating scenes)
• 嘴替zuǐ tì(slang) sb who effectively articulates others' thoughts or feelings on their behalf
• 冒名顶替mào míng dǐng tìto assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate; to pose under a false name
• 冒名顶替者mào míng dǐng tì zhěimpersonator; impostor
• 裸替luǒ tìbody double (in nude scenes)
• 拉克替醇lā kè tì chúnlactitol, a sugar alcohol
• 丙酸氟替卡松bǐng suān fú tì kǎ sōngfluticasone propionate

Characters built on 日

These share the phonetic component 日 (rì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 易yìeasy; amiable; to change
• 智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom
• 旨zhǐimperial decree; purport; aim
• 晰xīclear; distinct
• 隙xìcrack; crevice; gap or interval
• 曦xī(literary) sunlight (usu. in early morning)

Characters that look like 替

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 登dēngto scale (a height); to ascend; to mount
• 督dū(bound form) to supervise
• 誉yùto praise; to acclaim; reputation
• 婴yīnginfant; baby
• 彗huìbroom
• 皙xī(literary) fair-skinned; of light complexion

Sounds the same

Read tì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 嚏sneeze
• 屉drawer; tier; tray
• 惕fearful; respectful
• 涕tears; nasal mucus
• 剃to shave
• 倜used in 倜傥
• 悌to do one's duty as a younger brother
• 逖(literary) remote; far away
• 籊long bamboo (for fishing rod)
• 揥get rid of; ivory hairpin
• 趯to jump; way of stroke in calligraphy
• 洟nasal mucus; Taiwan pr. yí