代替品 (dài tì pǐn) — substitute | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

substitute

Measure word · 个

，代替品。
Tā méi yǒu lái shàng kè, suǒ yǐ xué xiào zhǎo le yí gè dài tì pǐn lǎo shī.
He didn't come to class, so the school found a substitute teacher.
代替品。
Zhè ge pái zi de rén zào huáng yóu shì huáng yóu de zuì hǎo dài tì pǐn.
This brand's margarine is the best substitute for butter.
，代替品。
Zài jǐn jí qíng kuàng xià, zhè zhǒng cái liào kě yǐ zuò wéi dài tì pǐn.
In emergencies, this material can serve as a substitute.

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.

代替replace

代dàireplace替tìsubstitute

联合Side by side

代替 means replace and 品 is a product; a 代替品 is something that substitutes.

Characters in this word

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.

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

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.