替
tì
to substitute for
to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
man (夫) + man (夫) + day (日) = one person standing in for another
Two men (夫夫) stand together, one ready to step in under the sun (日) — capturing the moment of handoff, one replacing the other. The doubling of 夫 suggests two people in parallel, one taking over the other's role.
我来替你拿行李吧。
wǒ lái tì nǐ ná xínglǐ ba。
Let me carry the luggage for you.
她今天生病了，我替她上课。
tā jīntiān shēngbìng le，wǒ tì tā shàngkè。
She is sick today, so I am taking her class in her place.
Words with 替
饭替
fàn tì
body double (in eating scenes)
世代交替
shì dài jiāo tì
(biology) alternation of generations
世袭罔替
shì xí wǎng tì
(of a position or title) to be passed down unaltered through generations within a family
丙酸氟替卡松
bǐng suān fú tì kǎ sōng
fluticasone propionate
交替
jiāo tì
to replace
代替
dài tì
to replace; to take the place of
代替父母
dài tì fù mǔ
in place of sb's parents
代替者
dài tì zhě
a substitute; a replacement
倒替
dǎo tì
to take turns (responsibility)
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
冒名顶替者
mào míng dǐng tì zhě
impersonator; impostor
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act