jì​chéng HSK5

to inherit

  • created sense approved 继承/繼承 · jì​chéng · to inherit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    继承 / 繼承

    jì​chéng

    to inherit

    To receive property, money, or titles from an ancestor by law or will; to succeed to a position such as a throne.

    继 (literal) → 继/繼 · jì · to inherit 承 (literal) → 承 · chéng · to continue

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 继承/繼承 · jì​chéng · to carry on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    继承 / 繼承

    jì​chéng

    to carry on

    To continue or carry forward a legacy, tradition, or unfinished task from one's predecessors.

    继 (literal) → 继/繼 · jì · to continue 承 (literal) → 承 · chéng · to continue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 继承/繼承 · jì​chéng · inheritance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    继承 / 繼承

    jì​chéng

    inheritance

    The action or state of inheriting property or titles; the legacy or estate received from a predecessor

    继 (literal) → 继/繼 · jì · to inherit 承 (literal) → 承 · chéng · to continue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense