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Kanji Detail for 替 - "to replace, to decline"

  • Meaning

    替 means "to replace, to decline."

    1. To replace - To change; to switch; to substitute; to exchange for something else.

    2. To decline - To deteriorate; to fail.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    exchange; spare; substitute; per-

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    change, replace, substitute for

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to change, to replace, to substitute for

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To cease, abolish. From "Book of Odes": "Sons and grandsons, do not cease to extend it." Meaning to continue without stopping. | Colloquially also means to substitute. Such as 替工 (substitute worker), 替人 (substitute).
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Sentences including

  • The bridge is being repainted.

  • We took turns driving the car.

  • I have already changed my clothes.

  • Will you tell me where to change trains?

  • Is there a bank where i can exchange yen for dollars?

  • I'd like a money order for ten dollars.

  • To me , she's irreplaceable.

  • How do you want them?

  • Please change this for a blue one.

  • During the trip , john and i alternated driving the car.

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