substitute teaching; cover a class
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to substitute teach; to cover a class for someone
neutralUsed in educational contexts when a teacher is absent.
Wáng王
lǎo老
shī师
bìng病
le了
，
yóu由
Lǐ李
lǎo老
shī师
dài代
kè课
。
Teacher Wang is sick, so Teacher Li is substituting for him.
Tā她
jīng经
cháng常
wèi为
qí其
tā他
lǎo老
shī师
dài代
kè课
。
She often covers classes for other teachers.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
zhǎo找
yī一
wèi位
dài代
kè课
lǎo老
shī师
。
We need to find a substitute teacher.
Zhè这
ge个
xué学
qī期
tā他
dài代
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
cì次
kè课
。
He substituted several times this semester.