# 代理 (dàilǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 代理 (dàilǐ) means “to act on behalf of; agent”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to act on behalf of; agent
- Pinyin: dàilǐ (dai4 li3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这件事请律师代理吧。
  Zhè jiàn shì qǐng lǜshī dàilǐ ba.
  Please find a lawyer to act on your behalf in this matter.

## Characters

- [代](https://hanziro.com/word/dai-replace/) (dài): to replace; generation
- [理](https://hanziro.com/word/li-pay-attention/) (lǐ): to pay attention to; reason

https://hanziro.com/word/dai-li-act-on-behalf/

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