顶替 (dǐng tì) — to replace (someone in a role or position); to impersonate, to assume someone's identity fraudulently

Definition

Examples

• 他生病了，我临时顶替他上班。
  Tā shēng bìng le, wǒ lín shí dǐng tì tā shàng bān.
  He got sick, so I temporarily replaced him at work.
• 他顶替别人的名字参加考试，被抓住了。
  Tā dǐng tì bié rén de míng zì cān jiā kǎo shì, bèi zhuā zhù le.
  He impersonated someone else's name to take the exam and got caught.
• 这个职位需要有人顶替。
  Zhè ge zhí wèi xū yào yǒu rén dǐng tì.
  This position needs someone to fill in.