Thay cho, thay vì

instead of this

thay cho cái này, thay vì cái này

instead of going out, he stayed at home

đáng lẽ phải đi ra ngoài, hắn ta cứ ở xó nhà

Để thay thế

since we had no sugar, we used honey instead

vì không có đường, chúng tôi dùng mật để thay thế

thay thế

As an alternative or a substitute: She wanted me to gobut I stayed instead.

Instead of. alternatively, preferably,in preference to, in place of, in lieu of, rather than, as asubstitute for; as contrasted with, as opposed to: Instead ofgoing to the cinema we went to the theatre.

(foll. by of) as a substitute or alternative to; inplace of (instead of this one; stayed instead of going).

Asan alternative (took me instead) (cf. STEAD). [ME, f. IN +STEAD]