更替

gēngtì

verb #33,542

Meanings

1 to take over (from one another)
2 to alternate
3 to replace (in succession)
4 to change over

Characters

to change; to replace

to substitute; to take the place of

Examples

四季更替，岁月匆匆。

Sìjì gēngtì, suìyuè cōngcōng.

The seasons rotate, and the years rush by.

新老员工的更替是公司发展的常态。

Xīn-lǎo yuángōng de gēngtì shì gōngsī fāzhǎn de chángtài.

The turnover between new and old employees is normal in company development.

Tips

usage

Note 更 is read gēng (1st tone) here, NOT gèng — same character, different reading, different meaning. As gēng, 更 means 'to change/replace'; as gèng, it means 'even more'. 更替 is slightly literary; in everyday speech 替换 (tìhuàn) or 交替 (jiāotì) are more common.

mistakes

Don't read this as 'gèngtì' — that's wrong. The verb-meaning of 更 is always 1st tone.

Stroke Order

更 gèng

替 tì