置换

置換

zhìhuàn

verb #24,850

Meanings

1 to replace
2 to substitute
3 to swap
4 displacement (chemistry)

Characters

to place / to set up / to replace

to exchange / to swap

Examples

公司对老旧设备进行了置换，引进了新机器。

Gōngsī duì lǎojiù shèbèi jìnxíng le zhìhuàn, yǐnjìn le xīn jīqì.

The company replaced the old equipment and introduced new machines.

氢气置换了溶液中的铜离子。

Qīngqì zhìhuàn le róngyè zhōng de tóng lízǐ.

Hydrogen displaced the copper ions in the solution.

这套房子可以以旧换新，进行置换。

Zhè tào fángzi kěyǐ yǐjiù-huànxīn, jìnxíng zhìhuàn.

This apartment can be traded in for a new one through a replacement scheme.

Tips

usage

置换 is used across multiple domains: in chemistry it refers to displacement reactions; in real estate it means trading a property for another; in general usage it means replacing one thing with another.

Stroke Order

置 zhì

换 huàn