取代 qǔdài to replace
to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution
How to remember 取代: 取 acquire + 代 era = to replace.
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How it is used
- To replace by displacing/superseding the old thing - 机器取代了人力 (jīqì qǔdàile rénlì) machines have replaced manual labor.
- Stronger than 代替/替代: 取代 implies the original is pushed out for good, not just filled in for temporarily.
- Common with roles, technologies, positions; also the chemistry term for substitution.
Example sentences
- 我无法取代她做英语老师。 Wǒ wúfǎ qǔdài tā zuò yīngyǔlǎoshī.I can't take the place of her as an English teacher.