guā
dài

idiom
literary

Meaning of 瓜代

瓜代 means to replace someone at the end of their term; to succeed to a position after another's term expires. Pronounced guā dài.

  • to replace someone at the end of their term; to succeed to a position after another's term expires

Definitions & Examples

zài
zhè
gǎng
wèi
rèn
sān
nián
 
xiàn
zài
dào
le
guā
dài
zhī
 

He has held this position for three years; now it's time for him to be replaced.

Děng
zhè
wèi
shǐ使
guā
dài
zhī
hòu
 
jiāng
yóu
xīn
rèn
wài
jiāo
guān
jiē
de
gōng
zuò
 

After this ambassador's term ends, a new diplomat will take over his duties.

Zhè
mén
jīng
gēng
dié
shǔ
zhèng
cháng
de
guā
dài
 

This change of department manager is a normal replacement at the end of a term.