指代

Traditional form:

指代

Pinyin (reading):

zhǐdài

Definitions:

• to refer to
• to be used in place of

Characters:

• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Traditional characters:

• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace