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Definitions
- 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
Example Sentences
1 shownUN 代 表聯合國。
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Words Containing 代
replacement
code page
alternative fuel
to take the blame for sb else
contemporary
lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree
algebraic surface
modernization of agriculture, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
sodium hyposulfide
Klondike in northwest Canada
to buy (on behalf of sb)
Tang dynasty (618-907)
lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
to be a spokesperson
the seventies; the 1970s
party congress (of the Communist Party of China)
personal pronoun
a changeover of personnel
Times Square
in place of sb's parents
Mesolithic Era
Song dynasty (960-1279)
to sell as agent
peerless
Boolean algebra
after innumerable ages
former times
General History of the Qing dynasty, compiled under Xiao Yishan 蕭一山|萧一山[xiāo yī shān]
three generations under one roof
scapegoat
agent
godmother
to write as substitute for sb
Dallys, Algerian seaport and naval base
haloalkane (obtained from hydrocarbon by substituting halogen for hydrogen, e.g. chlorobenzene or the CFCs)
to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
to pass to the next generation
three generations of a family
(medicine) tyrosinosis
Dark Ages
John Updike, US novelist (1932-2009), Pulitzer Prize winner
Dai county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
class president
anabolism (biology)
(math.) commutative algebra
Contemporary New Confucianism
modern history
delegation
metonymy
algebra (as branch of math.)
(math.) commutative algebra
sugar substitute
the Maldives
breast milk substitute
national general congress
generation gap
to take a test or exam for sb
algebraic sum
(medical) compensation
modern man
algebraic curve
Jin Dynasty (265-420)
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
\break-up agent\, person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so
World Uighur Congress
algebraic variety (math.)
those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s
modern pentathlon
code segment
Dayton (city in Ohio)
reform and renewal
to substitute for sb
Second book of Chronicles
to transfer (duties to sb else)
modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
contemporary history
representativeness
the prehistoric Shang dynasty (c. 16th-11th century BC)
metabolism (biology)
alternative name
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
to serve as a surrogate mother
the sixties
geological time scale
modernization of science and technology, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
shidaiqu, a musical genre that originated in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music and Western jazz
algebraic equation
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhēn] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
to transition to a new dynasty or regime
Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
Stone Age
pronoun
reign (of a king, emperor etc)
to carry on one's ancestral line
Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BC)
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
to teach as substitute for absent teacher
(has been) replaced with
OEM (original equipment manufacturer)
irreplaceable
to substitute for
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[hán wǔ jì], c. 540m year ago
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
modernity
substitute
pharmacokinetics
representative individual (of a school of thought)
fundamental theorem of algebra
algebraic structure
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
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
energy metabolism
to transition to a new dynasty or regime
previous generation
Cenozoic (geological era covering the last 65m years)
substituent (chemistry)
to refer to
to substitute for
to write on behalf of sb
children of celebrities
children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s
Time, US weekly news magazine
for many generations
delegation
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
pseudocode
substitution
Delft, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
In Search of Modern China by Jonathan D Spence 史景遷|史景迁[shǐ jǐng qiān]
beginning of an age
catabolism (biology)
pronoun
the Renaissance
modernization of industry, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
to provide work to relieve poverty
the modern form
(math.) algebraic function
algebraic geometry
(math.) higher dimensional algebraic variety
algebraic formula
ticker symbol (to identify share coupon)
modern dance
First book of Chronicles
a plenipotentiary (representative)
sundae (loanword)
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf
parent's generation
Lie algebra (math.)
price
Generation Y
alternation of generations
Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
modernist faction
swung dash
modern music
unrivalled
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
code
Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[lǐ yù], reigned 762-779
beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
second generation only child
outlet
Vanda genus of orchids
to redeem oneself
surrogate mother
algebraic topology (math.)
proxy sale of securities
offspring
History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), 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
(brand or organization) ambassador
to fill in a form for sb else
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
meal replacement
valet parking
collect on delivery (COD)
to replace
chief representative
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
malicious code (e.g. virus)
Bandai toy company
country code
higher algebra
algebraic number field (math.)
Time Warner Inc., US media company
fundamental theorem of algebra (every polynomial has a complex root)
representative office
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
Neolithic Era
surrogate pregnancy
to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
algebraic group (math.)
possessive pronoun
Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
algebraic function theory (math.)
throughout the ages
to administer
linear algebra
to be getting worse with each generation
Archaeozoic (geological era before 2500m years ago)
universal algebra
ancient history
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English author
interrogative pronoun (誰|谁, 什麼|什么, 哪兒|哪儿 etc)
deputy to the People's Congress
fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's 鄧小平|邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng] Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[sì ge xiàn dài huà]
source code (computing)
the present age
Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history
to replace
see 開放源碼|开放源码[kāi fàng yuán mǎ]
final generation
agent
the next generation
abstract algebra
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
dynamite (loanword)
Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)
ancient times
from generation to generation
representative
postmodernism
generation
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)
vehicle
to act for sb else
to mean
for many generations
Paleolithic Era
Modern New Confucianism
the not-very-distant past
successive generations
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
new age
Sui dynasty (581-617)
demonstrative pronoun
non-fungible token (NFT)
international transport agency
new generation
children of officials
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
to pray on behalf of sb
the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
secondary
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
modernization
sample code (computing)
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
the era of Japanese occupation
Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[jǐng tài]
to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive)
What decade are you living in?
to substitute into
algebraic geometry
periodization (of history)
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
algebraic quantity
substitute
code name
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
reflexive pronoun
The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪[pǔ yí] by Bernardo Bertolucci
(Chinese) National People's Congress
to receive sth on another's behalf
ice age
(computing, math.) to iterate
chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing
pharmacokinetics
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
representative work (of an author or artist)
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
dynasty
feudal times
to substitute
the Bronze Age
Intel
Hyundai, South Korean company
intergenerational
modern history and contemporary history
Walter Mondale (1928-), US democratic politician, US vice-president 1977-1981 and ambassador to Japan 1993-1996
code name
to do sth in place of sb else
Hyundai, the Korean corporation
(law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc)
algebra
Qin dynasty (221-207 BC), founded by the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[qín shǐ huáng], the first dynasty to rule the whole of China
elementary algebra
to write for sb else
information age
epoch-marking
vector algebra
relative pronoun
spokesperson