替代 - To Replace - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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to replace

替

to replace

代

substitute

ti4dai4 • tìdài

to replace

replace, replaces, replacing, replaced, substitute, to substitute

替代 To replace something is specifically 替 to replace it by 代 substituting it with something else.

你不能用鹽替代糖！

You can't replace sugar with salt!

沒有人能替代他。

Nobody can replace him.

這個能替代原來的嗎？

Can this replace the original one?