Dictionary/指代

指代

zhǐ dài

ㄓˇ ㄉㄞˋ
N
1to refer to
2to be used in place of

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指代

Example

zhè ge这个cí词hòu lái后来bèi被yòng lái用来zhǐ dài指代wéi rào围绕dà大tiān tǐ天体de的xiǎo小tiān tǐ天体。
这个词后来被用来指代围绕大天体的小天体。
The word came to be used for all small heavenly bodies revolving about larger ones.