指代 (zhǐ dài) — “Refer to, denote” in Chinese
指代 (zhǐ dài) means “refer to, denote, signify” in Chinese. See the pinyin, native audio pronunciation, and 2 example sentences with English translations.
Usage
refer to
denote
signify
一百年前，“有色人种”是指代非洲裔美国人的典型方式。
One hundred years ago, "Colored" was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent.
国防部的计算机网络叫做ARPAnet，指代高级研究计划署网络。
Defense Department computer network called ARPAnet, which stood for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.
The characters in 指代
More words starting with 指
- zhǐ指dōng东shuō说xī西dì地beating around the bush, talking in circles
- zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西dì地to criticize indirectly, to scold indirectly
- zhǐ指dài代de的shì是refers to, means
- zhǐ指lìng令instruction, command
- zhǐ指gòng供coach a confession, direct testimony
- zhǐ指gòng供chū出to reveal, to identify
- zhǐ指chū出to point out; to indicate; to show
- zhǐ指chū出le了pointed out, indicated
- zhǐ指běi北zhēn针compass
- zhǐ指nán南Guide, Guidelines
- zhǐ指nán南zhēn针compass
- zhǐ指míng名dào道xìng姓dì地by name, explicitly by name
Frequently asked questions
- What does 指代 mean in Chinese?
- 指代 (zhǐ dài) means “refer to, denote, signify”.
- How do you pronounce 指代?
- 指代 is pronounced zhǐ dài in Mandarin Chinese.
- How do you say “refer to” in Chinese?
- “refer to” is 指代 (zhǐ dài) in Chinese.
- How is 指代 used in a sentence?
- This page has 2 example sentences using 指代, each with pinyin and an English translation.