thay chân
Verb: - To replace, to take the place of: To step into someone's position or role, performing their duties or occupying their spot. It often implies a direct substitution in a specific function or job.
This verb is used to indicate that one person or thing is substituting for another, typically in a role, duty, or position. It is often followed by the person or role being replaced. - Anh ấy sẽ thay chân tôi làm trưởng nhóm khi tôi đi công tác. (He will replace me as team leader while I am on a business trip.) - Máy móc hiện đại dần thay chân lao động thủ công trong nhiều nhà máy. (Modern machinery is gradually replacing manual labor in many factories.)
- "thay chân cho ai": To replace someone, to take over for someone.
- Cô ấy đã thay chân cho đồng nghiệp bị ốm. (She replaced her sick colleague.)
- Used in contexts of succession, relief, or technological displacement.
- Thay thế (verb): To substitute, to replace. (A more general synonym).
- Thế chỗ (verb): To take someone's place. (Similar meaning, slightly less formal).
- Replace
- Substitute for
- Take over from
- Succeed (in a position)
Note: As a single verb unit, "thay chân" itself functions similarly to a phrasal verb in English, meaning "to replace".
- Thay người đổi chỗ: To change people and swap positions (implies reorganization or reshuffling).
- Thay máu đổi thịt: To change completely, to undergo a radical transformation (not a direct synonym but a related idiom about change).
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to replace, to take the place of
