Chinese word dictionary

枪替

qiāng tì · to substitute for sb in sitting an examination

Practice word

Word information

Simplified枪替

Traditional槍替

Pinyinqiāng tì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

枪qiāng

gun, rife; lance, spear

替tì

to change, to replace, to substitute for

How to learn 枪替

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

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

交替jiāotì

to replace; alternately; in turn

接替jiētì

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

枪毙qiāngbì

to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of

手枪shǒuqiāng

pistol; CL:把[ba3]

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