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取代

qǔ dài · qu dai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to replace
  2. to supersede
  3. to supplant
  4. (chemistry) substitution
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Robot barista

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)有(yǒu)机器人(jīqìrén)，它(tā)会(huì)取代(qǔdài)店员(diànyuán)吗(ma)？

    This cafe has a robot. Will it replace the staff?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)它(tā)取代(qǔdài)不(bù)了(liǎo)店员(diànyuán)。

    I don't think it can replace them.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)？

    Why not?

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)会(huì)做(zuò)咖啡(kāfēi)，但是(dànshì)不会(bùhuì)和(hé)你(nǐ)聊天(liáotiān)。

    It can make coffee, but it can't chat with you.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)来(lái)取代(qǔdài)它(tā)，给(gěi)我们(wǒmen)做(zuò)咖啡(kāfēi)吧(ba)。

    Then you replace it and make our coffee.

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01

你(nǐ)认(rèn)为(wéi)电(diàn)子(zǐ)书(shū)会(huì)取(qǔ)代(dài)纸(zhǐ)质(zhì)书(shū)吗(ma)？

Do you think that e-books will replace paper books?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

新(xīn)技(jì)术(shù)正(zhèng)在(zài)逐(zhú)渐(jiàn)取(qǔ)代(dài)传(chuán)统(tǒng)的(de)手(shǒu)工(gōng)操(cāo)作(zuò)。

New technology is gradually replacing traditional manual operations.

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