dài

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  1. 1. to substitute
  2. 2. to act on behalf of others
  3. 3. to replace
  4. 4. generation
  5. 5. dynasty
  6. 6. age
  7. 7. period
  8. 8. (historical) era
  9. 9. (geological) eon

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Words Containing 代

一代
yī dài

generation

下一代
xià yī dài

the next generation

世代
shì dài

for many generations

交代
jiāo dài

to transfer (duties to sb else)

代价
dài jià

price

代替
dài tì

to replace

代理
dài lǐ

to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position

代理人
dài lǐ rén

agent

代号
dài hào

code name

代表
dài biǎo

representative

代表团
dài biǎo tuán

delegation

代言人
dài yán rén

spokesperson

划时代
huà shí dài

epoch-marking

取代
qǔ dài

to replace

取而代之
qǔ ér dài zhī

to substitute for sb

古代
gǔ dài

ancient times

年代
nián dài

a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

后代
hòu dài
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè

metabolism (biology)

时代
shí dài

Time, US weekly news magazine

替代
tì dài

to substitute for

朝代
cháo dài

dynasty

历代
lì dài

successive generations

现代
xiàn dài

Hyundai, South Korean company

当代
dāng dài

the present age

近代
jìn dài

the not-very-distant past

一代不如一代
yī dài bù rú yī dài

to be getting worse with each generation

七十年代
qī shí nián dài

the seventies; the 1970s

三代
sān dài

three generations of a family

三代同堂
sān dài tóng táng

three generations under one roof

三个代表
sān gè dài biǎo

the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely: to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people

上代
shàng dài

previous generation

世世代代
shì shì dài dài

for many generations

世代交替
shì dài jiāo tì

alternation of generations

世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán

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

世界维吾尔代表大会
shì jiè wéi wú ěr dài biǎo dà huì

World Uighur Congress

中生代
zhōng shēng dài

Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀|三叠纪, Jurassic 侏羅紀|侏罗纪 and Cretaceous 白堊紀|白垩纪)

中石器时代
zhōng shí qì shí dài

Mesolithic Era

二代
èr dài

secondary

五代
wǔ dài

Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China

五代十国
wǔ dài shí guó

Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China

五代史
wǔ dài shǐ

History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[xuē jū zhèng] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[běi sòng], 150 scrolls

交换代数
jiāo huàn dài shù

(math.) commutative algebra

交换代数学
jiāo huàn dài shù xué

(math.) commutative algebra

人民代表
rén mín dài biǎo

deputy to the People's Congress

人称代词
rén chēng dài cí

personal pronoun

代之以
dài zhī yǐ

(has been) replaced with

代人受过
dài rén shòu guò

to take the blame for sb else

代代
dài dài

from generation to generation

代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán

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

代偿
dài cháng

(medical) compensation

代入
dài rù

to substitute into

代利斯
dài lì sī

Dallys, Algerian seaport and naval base

代劳
dài láo

to do sth in place of sb else

代名词
dài míng cí

pronoun

代填
dài tián

to fill in a form for sb else

代孕
dài yùn

to serve as a surrogate mother

代孕母亲
dài yùn mǔ qīn

surrogate mother

代字
dài zì

code name

代字号
dài zì hào

swung dash

代宗
dài zōng

Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[jǐng tài]

代客泊车
dài kè bó chē

valet parking

代写
dài xiě

to write as substitute for sb

代工
dài gōng

OEM (original equipment manufacturer)

代拿买特
dài ná mǎi tè

dynamite (loanword)

代指
dài zhǐ

to mean

代换
dài huàn

to substitute

代收
dài shōu

to receive sth on another's behalf

代收货款
dài shōu huò kuǎn

collect on delivery (COD)

代数
dài shù

algebra

代数函数
dài shù hán shù

(math.) algebraic function

代数函数论
dài shù hán shù lùn

algebraic function theory (math.)

代数和
dài shù hé

algebraic sum

代数基本定理
dài shù jī běn dìng lǐ

fundamental theorem of algebra

代数学
dài shù xué

algebra (as branch of math.)

代数学基本定理
dài shù xué jī běn dìng lǐ

fundamental theorem of algebra (every polynomial has a complex root)

代数几何
dài shù jǐ hé

algebraic geometry

代数几何学
dài shù jǐ hé xué

algebraic geometry

代数式
dài shù shì

algebraic formula

代数拓扑
dài shù tuò pū

algebraic topology (math.)

代数数域
dài shù shù yù

algebraic number field (math.)

代数方程
dài shù fāng chéng

algebraic equation

代数曲线
dài shù qū xiàn

algebraic curve

代数曲面
dài shù qū miàn

algebraic surface

代数簇
dài shù cù

algebraic variety (math.)

代数结构
dài shù jié gòu

algebraic structure

代数群
dài shù qún

algebraic group (math.)

代数量
dài shù liàng

algebraic quantity

代书
dài shū

to write for sb else

代替父母
dài tì fù mǔ

in place of sb's parents

代替者
dài tì zhě

substitute

代步
dài bù

to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive)

代步车
dài bù chē

vehicle

代母
dài mǔ

godmother

代沟
dài gōu

generation gap

代尔夫特
dài ěr fū tè

Delft, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands

代班
dài bān

to substitute for

代理商
dài lǐ shāng

agent

代理孕母
dài lǐ yùn mǔ

surrogate pregnancy

代码
dài mǎ

code

代码段
dài mǎ duàn

code segment

代码页
dài mǎ yè

code page

代祷
dài dǎo

to pray on behalf of sb

代称
dài chēng

alternative name

代笔
dài bǐ

to write on behalf of sb

代管
dài guǎn

to administer

代糖
dài táng

sugar substitute

代县
dài xiàn

Dai county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

代罪
dài zuì

to redeem oneself

代罪羔羊
dài zuì gāo yáng

scapegoat

代考
dài kǎo

to take a test or exam for sb

代行
dài xíng

to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf

代表人物
dài biǎo rén wù

representative individual (of a school of thought)

代表作
dài biǎo zuò

representative work (of an author or artist)

代表性
dài biǎo xìng

representativeness

代表处
dài biǎo chù

representative office

代表队
dài biǎo duì

delegation

代言
dài yán

to be a spokesperson

代词
dài cí

pronoun

代课
dài kè

to teach as substitute for absent teacher

代谢
dài xiè

replacement

代购
dài gòu

to buy (on behalf of sb)

代办
dài bàn

to act for sb else

代销
dài xiāo

to sell as agent

代销店
dài xiāo diàn

outlet

代际
dài jì

intergenerational

代顿
dài dùn

Dayton (city in Ohio)

代餐
dài cān

meal replacement

以工代赈
yǐ gōng dài zhèn

to provide work to relieve poverty

以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ

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

to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior

信息时代
xìn xī shí dài

information age

借代
jiè dài

metonymy

伪代码
wěi dài mǎ

pseudocode

传代
chuán dài

to pass to the next generation

传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài

to carry on one's ancestral line

元代
yuán dài

the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

元古代
yuán gǔ dài

Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)

克朗代克
kè lǎng dài kè

Klondike in northwest Canada

全国人民代表大会
quán guó rén mín dài biǎo dà huì

(Chinese) National People's Congress

全国人民代表大会常务委员会
quán guó rén mín dài biǎo dà huì cháng wù wěi yuán huì

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

全国代表大会
quán guó dài biǎo dà huì

national general congress

全权代表
quán quán dài biǎo

a plenipotentiary (representative)

六十年代
liù shí nián dài

the sixties

六朝时代
liù cháo shí dài

the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang

冰河时代
bīng hé shí dài

ice age

分手代理
fēn shǒu dài lǐ

\break-up agent\, person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so

分解代谢
fēn jiě dài xiè

catabolism (biology)

初等代数
chū děng dài shù

elementary algebra

刘宋时代
liú sòng shí dài

Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing

包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì

to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act

千禧一代
qiān xǐ yī dài

Generation Y

千秋万代
qiān qiū wàn dài

throughout the ages

反身代词
fǎn shēn dài cí

reflexive pronoun

取代基
qǔ dài jī

substituent (chemistry)

古代史
gǔ dài shǐ

ancient history

古生代
gǔ shēng dài

Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪

合成代谢
hé chéng dài xiè

anabolism (biology)

同时代
tóng shí dài

contemporary

向量代数
xiàng liàng dài shù

vector algebra

周代
zhōu dài

Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)

唐代
táng dài

Tang dynasty (618-907)

唐代宗
táng dài zōng

Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[lǐ yù], reigned 762-779

商代
shāng dài

the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)

四个现代化
sì ge xiàn dài huà

Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology

国家代码
guó jiā dài mǎ

country code

国防现代化
guó fáng xiàn dài huà

modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

国际货运代理
guó jì huò yùn dài lǐ

international transport agency

在位时代
zài wèi shí dài

reign (of a king, emperor etc)

地质年代表
dì zhì nián dài biǎo

geological time scale

夏代
xià dài

Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC

太古代
tài gǔ dài

Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)

奈良时代
nài liáng shí dài

Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history

子代
zǐ dài

offspring

宋代
sòng dài

Song dynasty (960-1279)

官二代
guān èr dài

children of officials

容华绝代
róng huá jué dài

to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)

富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài

wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

富二代
fù èr dài

children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s

封建时代
fēng jiàn shí dài

feudal times

工业现代化
gōng yè xiàn dài huà

modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

布尔代数
bù ěr dài shù

Boolean algebra

平安时代
píng ān shí dài

Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history

年代初
nián dài chū

beginning of an age

年代学
nián dài xué

chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)

形象代言人
xíng xiàng dài yán rén

(brand or organization) ambassador

后现代主义
hòu xiàn dài zhǔ yì

postmodernism

复兴时代
fù xīng shí dài

the Renaissance

恶意代码
è yì dài mǎ

malicious code (e.g. virus)

战国时代
zhàn guó shí dài

the Warring States period (475-221 BC)

托马斯·哈代
tuō mǎ sī · hā dài

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English author

抽象代数
chōu xiàng dài shù

abstract algebra

指代
zhǐ dài

to refer to

指示代词
zhǐ shì dài cí

demonstrative pronoun

换代
huàn dài

to transition to a new dynasty or regime

改朝换代
gǎi cháo huàn dài

to transition to a new dynasty or regime

新一代
xīn yī dài

new generation

新五代史
xīn wǔ dài shǐ

Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls

新时代
xīn shí dài

new age

新生代
xīn shēng dài

Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years)