遗
嘱

Testament in Chinese: 遗嘱 (yí zhǔ)

yí zhǔ

testament

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

Definitions

  1. 1testament
  2. 2will

Stroke order

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遗
嘱

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ㄧˊ

yí

ㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄨˇ

zhǔ

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

遗嘱

Simplified

遺囑

Traditional

Example sentences

See 遗嘱 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 老人在遗嘱里把房子留给了孙子。

    lǎo rén zài yí zhǔ lǐ bǎ fáng zi liú gěi le sūn zi。

    In his will the old man left the house to his grandson.

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Related words

遗憾

yí hàn

regret

嘱咐

zhǔ fù

to tell

遗产

yí chǎn

heritage

遗传

yí chuán

heredity

叮嘱

dīng zhǔ

to warn repeatedly

遗留

yí liú

to leave behind

遗弃

yí qì

to leave

遗体

yí tǐ

remains (of a dead person)

遗忘

yí wàng

to forget

遗物

yí wù

remnant

遗愿

yí yuàn

final wishes of the departed

遗址

yí zhǐ

ruins

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