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代用 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • substitute verb To use one thing or person in place of another.

Senses

代用 is used for these senses in English:

  • substitute (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
  • substitute (transitive, formerly, _, proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.

substitute — full definition

  1. verb To use one thing or person in place of another.
  2. noun A person or thing used in place of another.

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