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继承

jì chéng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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断绝
duàn jué

to sever; to break off

to break off, used for traditions or bloodlines

Related words

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沿袭
yán xí

to carry on as before

to carry on a tradition or practice
舍弃
shě qì

to give up

to give up an inheritance or legacy

Synonyms

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承继
chéng jì

adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)

general sense of inheriting property or continuing a legacy

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
nǚ jì chéng rén

inheritress

继承人
jì chéng rén

heir

继承权
jì chéng quán

right of inheritance

继承者
jì chéng zhě

successor

继承衣钵
jì chéng yī bō

to take up sb's mantle

Child Words of 继承

继
jì

to continue

承
chéng

to bear