更替 – vocab dash

更替gēngtì

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Meanings

1. to take over (from one another)

2. to alternate

3. to replace

4. to relay

Characters used

更more 替to substitute for

Examples1

到dào了le每年měinián的de年底niándǐ即jí年三十niánsānshí的de时候shíhou，就jiù不仅bùjǐn是shì新xīn旧jiù两liǎng天tiān的de更替gēngtì，也yě是shì新xīn旧jiù岁suì的de更替gēngtì，称之为chēngzhīwéi“交jiāo子zǐ”。

Arriving at the end of each lunar year wasn't just a new day taking over from the previous one, but also a new year taking over from the previous one, and this was called 'first exchange'.