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

1 price

2 cost

3 consideration (in share dealing)

1 to replace

2 to take the place of

1 representative

2 delegate

3 classifier: 位 wèi

4 classifier: 个 gè

5 classifier: 名 míng

6 to represent

7 to stand for

8 on behalf of

9 in the name of

1 ancient times

2 olden times

1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law