How to say “act on behalf of” in Chinese
act on behalf of; agent
“Act on behalf of” in Chinese is 代理, dài lǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
代理 is read dài lǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”: one person takes another's place. It hints at the sound of 袋 dài.
On the left, 王 “jade”; on the right, 里 lǐ hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “代理”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “act on behalf of” in Chinese?
“Act on behalf of” in Chinese is 代理, pinyin dàilǐ.
What does 代理 mean?
代理 (dàilǐ) means “act on behalf of; agent”.
How do you write 代理?
代理 is 2 characters: 代 (dài) — replace; era, generation; 理 (lǐ) — order; manage. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 代理?
代理 is read dàilǐ. Tones: dài — fourth tone, lǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“act on behalf of” in the lesson “Purchasing and sales”
This word is from the topic “Business and management” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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