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代表

代表

Chinese

 
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external
simp. and trad.
(代表) 		代 表

Verb

代表

  1. to represent
    月亮代表我的心  ―  Yuèliàng Dàibiǎo Wǒ de Xīn  ―  "The Moon Represents My Heart" (a song popularized by Teresa Teng)
  2. on behalf of; in the name of

Noun

代表

  1. representative

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
代 表
だい
Grade: 3 		ひょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

代表 ‎(hiragana だいひょう, romaji daihyō)

  1. the representative, the representation, the delegation, an example
    • 1931, 宮本百合子, 楽しいソヴェトの子供:
      母 (かあ)さんは、工場 (こうじょう)で職場 (しょくば)代表 (だいひょう)をやっている。
      Kāsan wa, kōjō de shokuba daihyō o yatte iru.
      The mother serves as the representative on the factory floor.
  2. typification

Compounds

Verb

代表する ‎(hiragana だいひょうする, romaji daihyō suru)

  1. represent, stand for
  2. typify
    • 1908, 夏目漱石, 三四郎:
      これが日本 (にほん)の社会 (しゃかい)を代表 (だいひょう)しているんだと言 (い)う。
      Kore ga nihon no shakai o daihyō shite iru n da to iu.
      This typifies Japanese society.

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Hanja in this term
代 表

Noun

代表 • ‎(daepyo) ‎(hangeul 대표)

  1. Hanja form? of 대표, “representative”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
代 表

Noun

代表

  1. Hán tự form of đại biểu, “representative”

Pronunciation

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