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

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.

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