取而代之 in English qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to substitute for somebody
  • to remove and replace

Simplified Characters

取 而 代 之

Traditional Characters

取 而 代 之

Pinyin

qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

取qu3to take 而er2and 代dai4to substitute 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])