继承

jì chéng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 断绝 duàn jué 断绝 duàn jué to sever; to break off to break off, used for traditions or bloodlines: to sever; to break off

Related words

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• 沿袭 yán xí 沿袭 yán xí to carry on as before to carry on a tradition or practice: to carry on as before
• 舍弃 shě qì 舍弃 shě qì to give up to give up an inheritance or legacy: to give up

Synonyms

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• 承继 chéng jì 承继 chéng jì adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son) general sense of inheriting property or continuing a legacy: adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)

Usage notes

Collocations

When saying 'inherit property', use 继承 + noun, not 继承 + 下来. Use 继承下来 only for abstract things like traditions.

Common mistakes

Don't use 继承 with physical items like 'car' unless it's a legal inheritance; for daily passing down, use 传下来 instead.

Example Sentences

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他 继承 了父亲的公司。

He inherited his father's company.

这些传统由后人 继承 。

These traditions are inherited by later generations.

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Words Containing 继承

• 女继承人 女继承人 nǚ jì chéng rén: inheritress
• 继承人 继承人 jì chéng rén: heir
• 继承权 继承权 jì chéng quán: right of inheritance
• 继承者 继承者 jì chéng zhě: successor
• 继承衣钵 继承衣钵 jì chéng yī bō: to take up sb's mantle

Child Words of 继承

• 继 继 jì: to continue
• 承 承 chéng: to bear