取而代之

Traditional form:

取而代之

Pinyin (reading):

qǔ'érdàizhī

Definitions:

• (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place

Characters:

• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

Traditional characters:

• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to