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Chinese
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to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit |
to bear; to carry; to hold to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive |
| trad. (繼承)
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繼
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承
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| simp. (继承)
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继
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承
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| anagram
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承繼／承继
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Pronunciation
Verb
繼承 (transitive)
- to inherit; to succeed; to fall heir to
- 繼承產業／继承产业 ― jìchéng chǎnyè ― to inherit property
- 財產繼承／财产继承 ― cáichǎn jìchéng ― property inheritance
- to carry on (a culture, or someone else's work); to follow (in another's footsteps)
- (object-oriented programming) to inherit
Synonyms
- 世代 (shìdài) (literary)
- 承受 (chéngshòu)
- 承繼／承继 (chéngjì)
- 承襲／承袭 (chéngxí)
- 相承 (xiāngchéng) (formal)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Vietnamese
Verb
繼承
- chữ Hán form of kế thừa (“to inherit”).