dài = d + ai4
to substitute / to act on behalf of others / to replace / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon
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How to pronounce 代

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai4 final

In the airplane’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

代 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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= y + Ø4
to shoot
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Characters with 代 as component

dài = d + ai4
to lend on interest / to borrow / a loan / leniency / to make excuses / to pardon / to forgive
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dài = d + ai4
pouch / bag / sack / pocket
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dài = d + ai4
umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
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Words with 代

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representative / delegate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of
a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL:個|个[ge4]
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Sentences with 代

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dài

to substitute / to act on behalf of others / to replace / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon

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