| 代替 | dài tì | instead; to replace; to substitute (X for Y, or a number in an algebraic expression) |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for |
| 交替 | jiāo tì | to replace; alternately; in turn |
| 替代 | tì dài | to substitute for; to replace; to supersede |
| 替换 | tì huàn | exchange; shift; switch |
| 接替 | jiē tì | to replace; to take over (a position or post) |
| 更替 | gēng tì | to take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace; to relay |
| 顶替 | dǐng tì | to replace |
| 世代交替 | shì dài jiāo tì | alternation of generations |
| 代替父母 | dài tì fù mǔ | in place of sb's parents; in loco parentis (law) |
| 代替者 | dài tì zhě | substitute |
| 倒替 | dǎo tì | to take turns (responsibility); to replace |
| 冒名顶替 | mào míng dǐng tì | to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate; to pose under a false name |
| 冒名顶替者 | mào míng dǐng tì zhě | impersonator; impostor |
| 勿替敬典 | wù tì jìng diǎn | to continue to respect ancient canons (idiom) |
| 包办代替 | bāo bàn dài tì | to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act |
| 哌替啶 | pài tì dìng | pethidine (aka meperidine or Demerol) |
| 拉克替醇 | lā kè tì chún | lactitol, a sugar alcohol |
| 替代品 | tì dài pǐn | substitute; alternative |
| 替代燃料 | tì dài rán liào | alternative fuel |
| 替古人担忧 | tì gǔ rén dān yōu | to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues |
| 替古人耽忧 | tì gǔ rén dān yōu | to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues |
| 替工 | tì gōng | replacement worker; substitute worker |
| 替死鬼 | tì sǐ guǐ | person blamed for sb else's faults; scapegoat; fall-guy |
| 替班 | tì bān | to act as substitute; to fill in for sb |
| 替班儿 | tì bānr | erhua variant of 替班, to act as substitute; to fill in for sb |
| 替罪 | tì zuì | to cancel out a crime; to receive punishment as a scapegoat |
| 替罪羊 | tì zuì yáng | scapegoat |
| 替罪羔羊 | tì zuì gāo yáng | scapegoat; sacrificial lamb; same as 替罪羊 |
| 替补 | tì bǔ | to substitute for sb; reserve player |
| 替角 | tì jué | substitute; sb ready to substitute at any time for principal player; understudy (substitute actor) |
| 替角儿 | tì juér | erhua variant of 替角, substitute; sb ready to substitute at any time for principal player; understudy (substitute actor) |
| 替身 | tì shēn | stuntman; to work as substitute for sb else; scapegoat; fall-guy |
| 替身演员 | tì shēn yǎn yuán | substitute actor (esp. in fights of theatrical stunts); stuntman |
| 枪替 | qiāng tì | substitute gun; person fraudulently taking exam for sb else |
| 演替 | yǎn tì | succession (of changes in an ecological community); naturally evolving sequence |
| 无法替代 | wú fǎ tì dài | irreplaceable |
| 甲替色氨酸 | jiǎ tì sè ān suān | abrin |
| 笔替 | bǐ tì | (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher |
| 轮替 | lún tì | to take turns; to work by roster |