取而代之
qǔ'ér​dài​zhī HSK7

to replace

  • created sense approved 取而代之 · qǔ'ér​dài​zhī · to replace — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取而代之

    qǔ'ér​dài​zhī

    to replace

    (idiom) to supersede; to take the place of; to usurp someone's position

    取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to take 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 代 (literal) → 代 · dài · to substitute 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense