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接替 (jiē tì) — to replace, to take over (a position or post)

Definition

接替 means to take over a position, role, or duty from someone — usually a one-time handover (a new manager replacing a retiree), not swapping items or alternating. Compare 代替 (general replacement) and 接班 (colloquial, for shifts or succession).

verb
to replaceto take over (a position or post)

Examples

  • ，接替。
    Jīng lǐ tuì xiū hòu, yóu tā jiē tì zhè ge zhí wèi.
    After the manager retired, he took over the position.
  • 接替？
    Nǐ néng jiē tì wǒ míng tiān de gōng zuò ma?
    Can you take over my work tomorrow?
  • 接替。
    Gōng sī jué dìng ràng xiǎo wáng jiē tì lǎo zhāng de zhí wù.
    The company decided to have Xiao Wang replace Lao Zhang in his post.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

接jiētake over
替tìreplace

Both 接, take over, and 替, replace, point to succeeding another person.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

Open 接 →

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.

Open 替 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Workplace & Office

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