substitute; replacement; reserve player
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to substitute for; to replace; to fill in
Commonly used in sports contexts to refer to reserve players entering a game, but also used generally for temporarily replacing someone in a position or role.
Jiào教
liàn练
jué决
dìng定
ràng让
tā他
tì替
bǔ补
shàng上
chǎng场
。
The coach decided to let him substitute into the game.
Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
yǒu有
rén人
tì替
bǔ补
wǒ我
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
I need someone to fill in for me at work.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
tā他
tì替
bǔ补
chū出
chǎng场
，
jìn进
le了
liǎng两
gè个
qiú球
。
In this match he came on as a substitute and scored two goals.
Tā她
shì是
tì替
bǔ补
duì队
yuán员
，
píng平
shí时
hěn很
shǎo少
shǒu首
fā发
。
She is a substitute player and rarely starts the game.