继
承

To inherit in Chinese: 继承 (jì chéng)

jì chéng

to inherit

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 繼承1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to inherit
  2. 2to succeed to (the throne etc)
  3. 3to carry on (a tradition etc)

Stroke order

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继
承

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

继承

Simplified

繼承

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他继承了父亲的全部财产。

    tā jì chéng le fù qīn de quán bù cái chǎn。

    He inherited all of his father's property.

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Related words

继

jì

to continue

继续

jì xù

to continue

承担

chéng dān

to undertake

承认

chéng rèn

to admit

承受

chéng shòu

to bear

承办

chéng bàn

to undertake

承诺

chéng nuò

to promise

秉承

bǐng chéng

to take orders

承包

chéng bāo

to contract

承载

chéng zài

to bear the weight

传承

chuán chéng

to pass on (to future generations)

继而

jì ér

then

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