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代字号
dài zì hào
Pinyin
Definition
代字号
-
dài zì hào
swung dash
tilde (~)
Character Decomposition
代
亻
弋
字
宀
子
号
口
一
㇉
Related Words
(20)
代
dài
1
to substitute
2
to act on behalf of others
3
to replace
4
generation
5
dynasty
6
age
7
period
8
(historical) era
9
(geological) eon
代表
dài biǎo
1
representative
2
delegate
3
CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
4
to represent
5
to stand for
6
on behalf of
7
in the name of
古代
gǔ dài
1
ancient times
2
olden times
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
年代
nián dài
1
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
2
age
3
era
4
period
5
CL:個|个[gè]
数字
shù zì
1
numeral
2
digit
3
number
4
figure
5
amount
6
digital (electronics etc)
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
时代
Shí dài
1
Time, US weekly news magazine
世代
shì dài
1
for many generations
2
generation
3
era
4
age
交代
jiāo dài
1
to hand over
2
to explain
3
to make clear
4
to brief (sb)
5
to account for
6
to justify oneself
7
to confess
8
(coll.) to finish
代价
dài jià
1
price
2
cost
3
consideration (in share dealing)
代名词
dài míng cí
1
pronoun
2
synonym
3
byword
代替
dài tì
1
to replace
2
to take the place of
代沟
dài gōu
1
generation gap
代理
dài lǐ
1
to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
2
to act as an agent or proxy
3
surrogate
4
(computing) proxy
代码
dài mǎ
1
code
代笔
dài bǐ
1
to write on behalf of sb
2
to ghostwrite
代考
dài kǎo
1
to take a test or exam for sb
代表团
dài biǎo tuán
1
delegation
2
CL:個|个[gè]
Idioms
(20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
1
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
1
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
1
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
1
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2
Might makes right.
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
1
to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2
connotations
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
1
to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
1
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
1
metabolism (biology)
2
the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同,风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
1
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
2
O Tempora, O Mores!
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
1
beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
2
prettiest girl ever
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