dǎo tìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to take turns (responsibility) / to replace
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

倒替 倒替 [dao3 ti4] /to take turns (responsibility)/to replace/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 倒
    dǎo

    to fall / to collapse / to lie horizontally / to fail / to go bankrupt / to overthrow / to change (trains or buses) / to move around / to resell at a profit

    dào

    to invert / to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out / to dump / inverted / upside down / reversed / to go backward / contrary to what one might expect / but / yet

  • 替
    tì

    to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for

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