代
dài
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
person (亻) + stake/marker (弋) = standing in for another across time
弋 depicts a stake or post used to mark a boundary — a fixed point in time or territory. A person (亻) standing in relation to such a marker suggests taking another's place or standing in for a period.
我今天帮你代课，你放心去吧。
wǒ jīn tiān bāng nǐ dài kè，nǐ fàng xīn qù ba。
I will substitute for your class today, go ahead without worry.
每一代人都有自己的烦恼和梦想。
měi yī dài rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de fán nǎo hé mèng xiǎng。
Every generation has its own troubles and dreams.
Words with 代
都什么年代了
dōu shén me nián dài le
What decade are you living in?
酪氨酸代谢病
lào ān suān dài xiè bìng
(medicine) tyrosinosis
金代
jīn dài
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
开放源代码
kāi fàng yuán dài mǎ
see 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
关系代名词
guān xi dài míng cí
relative pronoun
隋代
suí dài
Sui dynasty (581-617)
青铜器时代
qīng tóng qì shí dài
the Bronze Age
显生代
xiǎn shēng dài
Phanerozoic, geological eon lasting since the Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪[Han2 wu3 ji4], c. 540m year ago
风华绝代
fēng huá jué dài
magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
飞鸟时代
fēi niǎo shí dài
Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)
首席代表
shǒu xí dài biǎo
chief representative
马尔代夫
mǎ ěr dài fū
the Maldives