- 1. take the place of; be in place of
 - ♦ 请~我向他致意。 Please give him my regards.
 - 2. acting
 - ♦ ~部长 acting minister
 - 1. historical period
 - ♦ 汉~ the Han Dynasty
 - 2.
地质 era - ♦ 古生代
 - 3. generation
 - ♦ ~~相传 pass on (or hand down) from generation to generation
 - ♦ 一~新人在成长。 A new generation is growing up.