迭代

diédài

verb

Meanings

1 to iterate (computing, math)
2 iteration
3 (literary) to alternate

Characters

to alternate / repeat

generation / substitute

Examples

HSK 4

产品经过多次迭代才上线。

Chǎnpǐn jīngguò duōcì diédài cái shàngxiàn.

The product went through many iterations before launch.

HSK 6

我们用 for 循环来迭代这个数组。

Wǒmen yòng for xúnhuán lái diédài zhège shùzǔ.

We iterate over this array with a for loop.

Tips

usage

迭代 covers both the math / programming sense ('iterate over a collection') and the Silicon-Valley-product sense ('iterate on a design'). The classical meaning 'to alternate' (as in 迭代兴衰, rise and fall in alternation) is rare today.

Stroke Order

迭 dié

代 dài