"Substitute" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 huàn to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
 tì bǔ to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc) / a substitute / a replacement
 tì shēn stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else
 hòu bǔ to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute
 tì dài pǐn substitute / alternative
 dài huàn to substitute / to replace
 dài to substitute / to act on behalf of others / to replace / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon
 dì bǔ to substitute / to complement in the proper order / to fill vacancies progressively
 chōng to fill / to satisfy / to fulfill / to act in place of / substitute / sufficient / full
 dài tì zhě substitute
 gēng dì to change / to substitute
 tì dài to substitute for / to replace / to supersede
 tì huàn to exchange / to replace / to substitute for / to switch
 qǔ ér dài zhī to substitute for sb / to remove and replace
 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for
 dài kè to teach as substitute for absent teacher
 dài xiě to write as substitute for sb / a ghost writer / plagiarism
 chōng hǎo to substitute shoddy goods
 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
 dài xíng to act as a substitute / to act on sb's behalf
 tōu huàn to substitute on the sly
 tì dài chǎn pǐn alternative product / substitute product
 dài yòng pǐn alternative product / substitute product
 dǎ qiāng to fire a gun / to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
 diào bāo to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item / to sell a fake for the genuine article / to palm off
 yǎng huà gài calcium oxide, CaO / (slang) (used as a substitute for 肏[cao4], since CaO resembles cào)
 shān lí chún sorbitol C6H14O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative)
 lǐ dài táo jiāng lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree / to substitute one thing for another / to carry the can for sb
 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
 tián jú táng Stevia extract, used as sugar substitute
 tì to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for
 gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) / (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
 dǐng bān to take over sb else's job / to substitute for
 tì bān to act as substitute / to fill in for sb
 bèi duō pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
 dài rù to substitute into
 dài táng sugar substitute
 yǐ yán dài fǎ to substitute one's words for the law (idiom) / high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
 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 / Might makes right.
 tì gōng replacement worker / substitute worker
 tì shēn yǎn yuán substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts) / stuntman
 qiāng tì to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
 mǔ rǔ dài substitute for mother's milk / milk powder
 tián jú Stevia, South American sunflower genus / sugarleaf (Stevia rebaudiana), bush whose leaves produce sugar substitute
 bǐ tì (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
 cǎo ní mǎ grass mud horse / used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
 bèi yè pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
 bèi yè zōng pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
 dǐng gǎng to replace sb on a workshift / to substitute for
 cǎo ní mǎ grass mud horse / used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
  environmentally acceptable substitute
  environmentally acceptable substitute
 fēi biǎo liè tì dài huà xué pǐn non-scheduled substitute chemicals
 yǐ rén dào zhǔ yì zuò yǎn shì humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action)
  humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action)
  commercially available substitute
  substitution drug / substitute drug
  substitute drug
 líng character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2]
 dǐng bǔ to fill a vacancy / to substitute for
 líng character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2]
 líng character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English) / variant of 〇[ling2]
 dài bān (Tw) to take over sb's job / to substitute for
 tì bǔ duì yuán substitute player / reserve player
 sù ròu vegetarian meat substitute
 dài jià to drive a vehicle for its owner (often as a paid service for sb who has consumed alcohol) (abbr. for 代理駕駛|代理驾驶[dai4 li3 jia4 shi3]) / substitute driver (abbr. for 代駕司機|代驾司机[dai4 jia4 si1 ji1])
 chōng zuò to serve as / to be a substitute for
 mǔ rǔ dài yòng pǐn breast milk substitute
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