换人 (huàn rén) — (sports) to substitute a player; (general) to replace a person (in a team, job, etc.)
Definition
换人 is a separable verb: 换 (replace) + 人 (person/player). It splits as 换…人 or 换了…次人 in past/finished contexts, as in 换了三次人 (made three substitutions). Use it for swapping people in sports, teams, or jobs.
verb
(sports) to substitute a player(general) to replace a person (in a team, job, etc.)
Examples
- 换人。Jiào liàn jué dìng zài zuì hòu wǔ fēn zhōng huàn rén.The coach decided to make a substitution in the last five minutes.
- 。Zhè chǎng bǐ sài wǒ men huàn le sān cì rén.We made three substitutions in this match.
- 换人，。Gōng sī xiǎng huàn rén, dàn xīn yuán gōng hái méi dào.The company wants to replace someone, but the new employee hasn't arrived yet.
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