Ideographic: A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of timeRadical:

meaning for dài:

  • - to substitute
  • - to act on behalf of others
  • - to replace
  • - generation
  • - dynasty
  • - age
  • - period
  • - (historical) era
  • - (geological) eonrepresentative
  • - delegate
  • - Classifiers: 位
  • - to represent
  • - to stand for
  • - on behalf of
  • - in the name ofage
  • - era
  • - epoch
  • - period (in one's life)
  • - Classifiers: 个 age
  • - era
  • - epoch
  • - period (in one's life)
  • - Classifiers: 个 Hyundai, South Korean companymodern times
  • - modern age
  • - modern era

xūyào需要
dài
cānjiā参加
huìyì会议

I need to attend the meeting on your behalf.


kāngnī康妮
yòu
gǎnjuédào感觉到
tóng
dài
de
nánzǐ男子
men
de
xiáài狭隘
bǐlìn鄙吝

Connie felt again the tightness, niggardliness of the men of her generation.