世
袭

Succession in Chinese: 世袭 (shì xí)

shì xí

succession

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 世襲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1succession
  2. 2inheritance
  3. 3hereditary

Stroke order

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世
袭

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧˊ

xí

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

世袭

Simplified

世襲

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 在古代，王位常常是世袭的。

    zài gǔ dài， wáng wèi cháng cháng shì shì xí de。

    In ancient times, the throne was often hereditary.

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Related words

世界

shì jiè

world

世纪

shì jì

century

去世

qù shì

to pass away

抄袭

chāo xí

to plagiarize

世代

shì dài

for many generations

世故

shì gù

the ways of the world

逝世

shì shì

to pass away

问世

wèn shì

to be published

袭击

xí jī

attack (esp. surprise attack)

世界杯

shì jiè bēi

World Cup

全世界

quán shì jiè

worldwide

世界级

shì jiè jí

world-class

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