Characters
- 取 (取): to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
- 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 代 (代): to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
Resources
- Wiktionary: 取而代之
- MDBG: 取而代之
- Examples with 取而代之 on Tatoeba
Examples
隨著文藝復興，學院派的想法被積極的想法取而代之了。
共产主义失败了，而无产阶级专政现在也经被淘汰了。虽然资本主义逐渐取而代之，但现在的资本主义对于人类还是一个威胁。