Examples
xīn新shì wù事物qǔ dài取代jiù旧shì wù事物tuī dòng推动lì shǐ历史fā zhǎn发展。
新事物取代旧事物推动历史发展。
History develops through the replacement of the old by the new.
我无法取代她做英语老师。
I can't take the place of her as an English teacher.
她对我来说无人可以取代。
To me, she's irreplaceable.