Usage note
“替”表示代替别人做某事或换掉某物。
“Tì” biǎoshì dàitì biérén zuò mǒushì huò huàn diào mǒuwù.
"To replace" or "for" means to do something in place of someone else or to exchange something.
Context note
小明生病了，小红替他值日。
Xiǎo Míng shēngbìng le, Xiǎo Hóng tì tā zhírì.
Xiao Ming is sick, Xiao Hong did the duty for him.
5 examples
我替妈妈去超市买东西。
wǒ tì mā ma qù chāo shì mǎi dōng xī。
I go to the supermarket to buy things for Mom.
他替我把书还给了图书馆。
tā tì wǒ bǎ shū hái gěi le tú shū guǎn。
He returned the book to the library for me.
请替我给老师问好。
qǐng tì wǒ gěi lǎo shī wèn hǎo。
Please say hello to the teacher for me.
这个旧玩具可以替一个新的吗？
zhè ge jiù wán jù kě yǐ tì yí gè xīn de ma？
Can this old toy be replaced with a new one?
我替妹妹收拾了房间。
wǒ tì mèi mei shōu shí le fáng jiān。
I cleaned the room for my little sister.
5 mini stories
小华替奶奶浇花，奶奶很高兴。
xiǎo huá tì nǎi nai jiāo huā， nǎi nai hěn gāo xìng。
Xiao Hua watered the flowers for Grandma, and Grandma was very happy.
老师让我替她发作业本。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ tì tā fā zuò yè běn。
The teacher asked me to hand out the exercise books for her.
小刚替朋友保管了书包。
xiǎo gāng tì péng yǒu bǎo guǎn le shū bāo。
Xiao Gang kept the backpack for his friend.
我替爸爸拿报纸，爸爸说谢谢。
wǒ tì bà ba ná bào zhǐ， bà ba shuō xiè xiè。
I got the newspaper for Dad, and Dad said thank you.
小红替小猫准备了食物。
xiǎo hóng tì xiǎo māo zhǔn bèi le shí wù。
Xiao Hong prepared food for the kitten.
Mini dialogue
帮忙拿东西
A
你能替我拿一下这本书吗？
Nǐ néng tì wǒ ná yīxià zhè běn shū ma?
Can you hold this book for me?
B
当然可以，我替你拿。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒ tì nǐ ná.
Of course, I'll hold it for you.
做值日
A
今天我生病了，你能替我打扫教室吗？
Jīntiān wǒ shēngbìng le, nǐ néng tì wǒ dǎsǎo jiàoshì ma?
I'm sick today, can you clean the classroom for me?
B
没问题，我替你打扫。
Méi wèntí, wǒ tì nǐ dǎsǎo.
No problem, I'll clean it for you.
Related words and contrasts
similar
代替
dài tì
to replace; to substitute
A two-character verb meaning to take the place of someone or something.
related
换
huàn
to exchange; to change
Means to swap or change, not exactly the same as replacing.
contrast
为
wèi
for; on behalf of
替 can mean 'for' (doing something for someone), similar to 为 in this sense.