替代品 (tì dài pǐn) — substitute, alternative (product)

Definition

noun

substitutealternative (product)

Measure word · 种

替代品。
Zhè zhǒng tì dài pǐn kě yǐ wán quán dài tì yuán lái de chǎn pǐn.
This kind of substitute can completely replace the original product.
，替代品。
Yīn wèi quē huò, wǒ men zhǐ néng shǐ yòng tì dài pǐn.
Because of the shortage, we can only use a substitute.
替代品。
Zhè ge tì dài pǐn de zhì liàng hé yuán bǎn chà bu duō.
The quality of this substitute is similar to the original.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

替代replace

替tìreplace代dàisubstitute

联合Coordinate

替代 means replace and 品 means product, so this is a product that substitutes.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

替 combines 竝, two figures side by side, with 曰; the picture shows those figures changing places.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻弋代

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

弋

弋yì代dài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 代, 亻 shows a person, and 弋 gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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