| 世代交替 |
shì dài jiāo tì |
(biology) alternation of generations / (fig.) generational succession; passing of the torch from one generation to the next |
| 世 |
Shì |
surname Shi |
| 世 |
shì |
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |
| 世代 |
shì dài |
for many generations / generation / era / age |
| 代 |
dài |
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute / generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon |
| 交 |
jiāo |
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤 |
| 交替 |
jiāo tì |
to replace / alternately; in turn |
| 替 |
tì |
to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for |