代劳

代勞

dàiláo

verb #25,847

Meanings

1 to do something in place of someone else
2 to take the trouble for another

Characters

to substitute, on behalf of

labor, toil, trouble

Examples

HSK 1

这件事我来代劳吧，你去休息。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ lái dàiláo ba, nǐ qù xiūxi.

Let me take care of this for you - go and rest.

HSK 4

他请同事代劳，帮忙取了快递。

Tā qǐng tóngshì dàiláo, bāngmáng qǔ le kuàidì.

He asked a colleague to do it for him and pick up the delivery.

Tips

usage

代劳 is often used in polite or considerate contexts - offering to do something tedious on behalf of another person.

Stroke Order

代 dài

劳 láo