代 (dài) means Generation (times - act as). Below are 24 of the 65 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他在古 代 做过官。
Tā zài gǔdài zuò guo guān.
He served as an official in ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 官
今天我 代 替他上课。
Jīntiān wǒ dàitì tā shàng kè.
I am teaching in his place today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 代替
没有人能 代 替母亲。
Méiyǒu rén néng dàitì mǔqīn.
Nobody can replace a mother.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 代替
这是九十年 代 的歌。
Zhè shì jiǔshí niándài de gē.
This is a song from the nineties.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 年代
那个时 代 没有手机。
Nàge shídài méiyǒu shǒujī.
There were no mobile phones in that era.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 时代
这门手艺世 代 相传。
Zhè mén shǒuyì shìdài xiāngchuán.
This craft has been handed down for generations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 世代
他喜欢读古 代 的故事。
Tā xǐhuan dú gǔdài de gùshi.
He likes reading stories from ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古代
这是古 代 的一种乐器。
Zhè shì gǔdài de yì zhǒng yuèqì.
This is a kind of ancient musical instrument.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古代
这是近 代 的一位作家。
Zhè shì jìndài de yí wèi zuòjiā.
This is a writer of the modern era.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 近代
那个年 代 生活很简单。
Nàge niándài shēnghuó hěn jiǎndān.
Life was simple in that era.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 年代
请 代 我问候你的家人。
Qǐng dài wǒ wènhòu nǐ de jiārén.
Please give my regards to your family.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 问候
这些技艺要传给后 代 。
Zhèxiē jìyì yào chuán gěi hòudài.
These skills must be passed on to later generations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 后代
这个节日起源于古 代 。
Zhège jiérì qǐyuán yú gǔdài.
This festival originated in ancient times.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起源
他 代 表我们班参加比赛。
Tā dàibiǎo wǒmen bān cānjiā bǐsài.
He represents our class in the competition.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 代表
这是我们 代 表团的意见。
Zhè shì wǒmen dàibiǎotuán de yìjiàn.
This is the view of our delegation.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 代表
我们生活在一个新时 代 。
Wǒmen shēnghuó zài yí ge xīn shídài.
We live in a new era.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 时代
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From the travel phrasebook
我以茶 代 酒。
Wǒ yǐ chá dài jiǔ.
I'll toast with tea instead.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
我们指定货 代 。
Wǒmen zhǐdìng huòdài.
We'll nominate the freight forwarder.
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
支持一件 代 发吗？
Zhīchí yí jiàn dàifā ma?
Do you support drop-shipping?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
这个不支持一件 代 发。
Zhège bù zhīchí yí jiàn dàifā.
This item can't be drop-shipped.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
货 代 您指定还是我们安排？
Huòdài nín zhǐdìng háishi wǒmen ānpái?
Do you nominate the forwarder or shall we?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
代 appears in 65 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 代
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Questions about 代
How is 代 used in a sentence?
This page shows 65 sentences using 代 (dài, "Generation (times - act as)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 代 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 代 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 代?
The dictionary page for 代 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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