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代表

dài biǎo · dai biao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3 Old HSK 4

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

representative
delegate
CL:位 (wèi),個 / 个 (gè),名 (míng)
to represent
to stand for
on behalf of
in the name of

In a sentence

2 examples

你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)男(nán)孩(hái)子(zi)送(sòng)女(nǚ)孩(hái)子(zi)香(xiāng)水(shuǐ)代(dài)表(biǎo)什(shén)么(me)吗(ma)？

Do you know what it means for a man to give a woman perfume?

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by celeriac · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

在(zài)奥(ào)运(yùn)会(huì)的(de)竞(jìng)赛(sài)中(zhōng)，金(jīn)牌(pái)代(dài)表(biǎo)第(dì)一(yī)名(míng)，银(yín)牌(pái)代(dài)表(biǎo)第(dì)二(èr)名(míng)，铜(tóng)牌(pái)是(shì)第(dì)三(sān)名(míng)。

In Olympic competitions, the gold medal represents first place, the silver medal represents second place, and the bronze medal represents third place.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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