- 遗憾 yíhàn regretfulTo feel regret; to be sorry; to feel pity or remorse
- 遗产 yíchǎn inheritanceproperty or assets left behind by a person after death; bequest
- 遗传 yíchuán to pass onto bequeath; to pass on to the next generation; to inherit a trait genetically
- 遗嘱 yízhǔ willa person's written or spoken testament made before death to manage their affairs or property; deathbed behest
- 遗址 yízhǐ ruinsruins; historic site; relics of an ancient settlement or building that has been destroyed or buried for a long time
- 遗忘 yíwàng to forgetto forget; to cease to think about someone or something anymore
- 遗体 yítǐ remainshuman remains; the body of a deceased person, usually used as a respectful term
- 遗留 yíliú to leave behindto leave behind or hand down, such as an object or a problem from history
- 遗漏 yílòu to omitto leave out; to overlook; to miss something accidentally or through negligence
- 遗失 yíshī to loseto lose or misplace something; to leave something behind inadvertently
- 遗弃 yíqì to desertto forsake or abandon a person one has a moral or emotional connection to
- 遗言 yíyán last wordsthe words of a person before they die; a deathbed testament
- 后遗症 hòuyízhèng sequela(medicine) a condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury, such as permanent organ damage or disability following an illness
- 遗迹 yíjì historical remainsTraces or remains of something from the past, such as a ruin or vestige.
- 遗书 yíshū posthumous writingA note or letter left by a deceased person, such as a suicide note or a deathbed testament.
- 不遗余力 bùyíyúlì to do one's utmost(idiom) to spare no pains or effort; to give everything one has; to do something with all one's might.
- 遗物 yíwù relicsObjects or remnants of the past left by previous generations, often of archaeological or historical interest, such as tools or skeletal remains
- 遗孀 yíshuāng widowthe widow of a deceased man; often used as a formal or respectful term when referring to the wife someone has left behind
- 遗愿 yíyuàn last wishesthe wishes of a person left before they die; a deathbed behest; the unfulfilled desires of the deceased
- 遗传学 yíchuánxué geneticsthe scientific study of genes, heredity, and how traits are passed from parents to children
- 无遗 wúyí completelycompletely; fully; with nothing left; without any omission
- 遗骸 yíhái remainsremains of the dead; corpse; carcass; skeletal remains
- 遗存 yícún to remainTo remain or continue to exist from an earlier time; to survive through history
- 遗像 yíxiàng portrait of the deceaseda photo or painted portrait of a person who has passed away
- 遗产税 yíchǎnshuì inheritance taxtax levied on the estate of a deceased person, paid by the heirs or executors
- 遗传性 yíchuánxìng hereditaryrelating to the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another; genetic; inherited
- 遗志 yízhì bequestthe unfulfilled will, mission, or ideal of a deceased person left for others to carry on
- 暴露无遗 bàolùwúyí to be thoroughly exposedTo be revealed completely; to come to light with nothing hidden or left out.
- 遗落 yíluò to leave behindto lose or leave something behind inadvertently; to be misplaced or missing
- 遗属 yíshǔ surviving familyThe family members of a deceased person
- 遗骨 yígǔ remainsthe skeleton or physical remains of a dead person or animal
- 遗精 yíjīng nocturnal emissionThe involuntary discharge of semen, typically occurring during sleep; a wet dream or spermatorrhea
- 遗风 yífēng tradition(literary) a custom, style, or spirit handed down from the past; a surviving tradition from a previous era or generation
- 遗传病 yíchuánbìng hereditary diseaseA disease or medical condition that is passed down genetically from parents to their children.
- 一览无遗 yīlǎnwúyí to see everything at a glanceto be plainly visible; to get everything in view at once without any omissions
- 拾遗 shíyí to pocket lost propertyTo pick up and keep items lost by others; often used in the idiom [[路不拾遗|路不拾遺|lu4 bu4 shi2 yi2]] describing a safe and honest society.
- 遗传物质 yíchuánwùzhì genetic materialthe material used to store genetic information in a living organism, such as DNA or RNA
- 遗臭万年 yíchòuwànnián to be forever infamousto have an evil reputation remain for ten thousand years; to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy
- 遗忘症 yíwàngzhèng amnesiaLoss of memory; the inability to recall all or part of one's personal experiences while other mental functions remain intact.
- 遗传性疾病 yíchuánxìngjíbìng genetic disordergenetic disorder; hereditary disease
- 遗尿 yíniào to wet the bedto urinate involuntarily, especially during sleep
- 遗作 yízuò posthumous workA work left behind by a deceased person, especially a manuscript or book that was unpublished before their death.
- 遗照 yízhào portrait of the deceasedA photograph or portrait of a person taken while they were alive, used for memorial or funeral purposes; memorial photo
- 遗诏 yízhào posthumous edictan edict or set of instructions issued by an emperor on their deathbed
- 遗容 yíróng remains of the deceasedThe facial expression or appearance of a deceased person, especially when viewed at a funeral or memorial service
- 遗民 yímín survivorssurviving people of a conquered nation, an occupied territory, or a great natural disaster; people left behind after a major upheaval
- 遗孤 yígū orphanan orphan left behind by deceased parents
- 遗族 yízú family of the deceasedthe family or surviving members of a deceased person; the bereaved
- 遗赠 yízèng to bequeathto leave property or assets to a person or organization through a will after one's death
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH