代理 (dài lǐ) — (verb) to act on behalf of someone in a responsible position; to serve as an acting (official); (verb) to act as an agent or proxy (for a business or legal matter); (computing) to proxy (network traffic)

Definition

代理 (dài lǐ) is a verb meaning to act on someone's behalf, usually for a business or legal task (e.g. agency, proxy). 代表 also means 'to represent', but focuses on speaking for a group, not handling tasks for someone.

verb
to act on behalf of someone in a responsible positionto serve as an acting (official)to act as an agent or proxy (for a business or legal matter)(computing) to proxy (network traffic)

Examples

  • 代理
    Jīng lǐ bú zài shí, yóu fù jīng lǐ dài lǐ tā de zhí wù.
    When the manager is away, the deputy manager acts on his behalf.
  • 代理
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān mén dài lǐ guó wài pǐn pái de jìn kǒu yè wù.
    This company specializes in acting as an agent for import businesses of foreign brands.
  • 代理IP
    Nǐ kě yǐ shè zhì dài lǐ fú wù qì lái yǐn cáng zhēn shí IP dì zhǐ.
    You can set up a proxy server to hide your real IP address.

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