取代 Traditional form: 取代 Pinyin (reading): qǔdài Definitions: to replace to supersede to supplant (chemistry) substitution Characters: 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace Traditional characters: 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace