继嗣 繼嗣
继嗣 繼嗣 jì sì ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ gai3 zi6
- to continue
- to continue a family line
- posterity
- heir
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继 繼
- 相继 相繼 xiāng jì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˋ soeng1 gai3 in succession
- 继承 繼承 jì chéng ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ gai3 sing4 to inherit
- 继母 繼母 jì mǔ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ gai3 mou5 stepmother
- 继父 繼父 jì fù ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ gai3 fu6 stepfather
- 继续 繼續 jì xù ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩˋ gai3 zuk6 to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
Show 15 more words with 继 繼
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
- 中继 中繼 zhōng jì ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧˋ zung1 gai3 to relay
- 出继 出繼 chū jì ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˋ ceot1 gai3 to become adopted as heir
- 承继 承繼 chéng jì ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ sing4 gai3 adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
- 继任 繼任 jì rèn ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄣˋ gai3 jam6 to succeed sb in a job
- 继位 繼位 jì wèi ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ gai3 wai6 to succeed to the throne
- 继兄 繼兄 jì xiōng ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ gai3 hing1 older stepbrother
- 继女 繼女 jì nǚ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ gai3 neoi5 stepdaughter
- 继妹 繼妹 jì mèi ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄟˋ gai3 mui6 younger stepsister
- 继姐 繼姐 jì jiě ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ gai3 ze2 older stepsister
- 继子 繼子 jì zǐ ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ gai3 zi2 stepson
- 继室 繼室 jì shì ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ gai3 sat1 second wife (of a widower)
- 继弟 繼弟 jì dì ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄧˋ gai3 dai6 younger stepbrother
嗣
- 嗣位 sì wèi ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˋ zi6 wai6 to succeed to a title
- 嗣国 嗣國 sì guó ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zi6 gwok3 to accede to a throne
- 嗣子 sì zǐ ㄙˋ ㄗˇ zi6 zi2 heir
- 嗣后 嗣後 sì hòu ㄙˋ ㄏㄡˋ zi6 hau6 from then on
- 嗣徽 sì huī ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄟ zi6 fai1 heritage
Show 6 more words with 嗣
- 嗣岁 嗣歲 sì suì ㄙˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ zi6 seoi3 the following year
- 嗣响 嗣響 sì xiǎng ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zi6 hoeng2 lit. a following echo
- 子嗣 zǐ sì ㄗˇ ㄙˋ zi2 zi6 son
- 后嗣 後嗣 hòu sì ㄏㄡˋ ㄙˋ hau6 zi6 heir
- 倪嗣冲 倪嗣沖 Ní Sì chōng ㄋㄧˊ ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ngai4 zi6 cung1 Ni Sichong (1868-1924), general closely linked to Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 during his unsuccessful 1915 bid for Empire
- 谭嗣同 譚嗣同 Tán Sì tóng ㄊㄢˊ ㄙˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ taam4 zi6 tung4 Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
Idioms with these characters
- 焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ ㄈㄣˊ ㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
- 后继有人 後繼有人 hòu jì yǒu rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 gai3 jau5 jan4 (idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
- 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
Show 5 more idioms with 继 繼
- 难以为继 難以為繼 nán yǐ wéi jì ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˋ naan4 ji5 wai6 gai3 (idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable
- 前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
- 前仆后继 前仆後繼 qián pū hòu jì ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄨ ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
- 兴灭继绝 興滅繼絕 xīng miè jì jué ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ hing1 mit6 gai3 zyut6 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort