Chinese word dictionary

哌替啶

pài tì dìng · pethidine (aka meperidine or Demerol) (loanword)

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Simplified哌替啶

Traditional哌替啶

Pinyinpài tì dìng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

哌pài

used in transliterations

替tì

to change, to replace, to substitute for

啶dìng

in chemistry, -dine

How to learn 哌替啶

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

代替dàitì

to replace; to take the place of

替tì

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

交替jiāotì

to replace; alternately; in turn

接替jiētì

to replace; to take over (a position or post)

替补tìbǔ

to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc); a substitute; a replacement

替换tìhuàn

to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch