继承 繼承
继承 繼承 jì chéng ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ gai3 sing4 HSK 5 流利級 · Level 5
- to inherit
- to succeed to (the throne etc)
- to carry on (a tradition etc)
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 继 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
继 繼
- 相继 相繼 xiāng jì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˋ soeng1 gai3 in succession
- 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
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
Show 15 more words with 继 繼
- 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
- 继嗣 繼嗣 jì sì ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ gai3 zi6 to continue
- 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
承
- 传承 傳承 chuán chéng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cyun4 sing4 to pass on (to future generations)
- 承包 chéng bāo ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄠ sing4 baau1 to contract
- 承受 chéng shòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋ sing4 sau6 to bear
- 承担 承擔 chéng dān ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄢ sing4 daam1 to undertake
- 承认 承認 chéng rèn ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˋ sing4 jing6 to admit
Show 15 more words with 承
- 承诺 承諾 chéng nuò ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ sing4 nok6 to promise
- 承载 承載 chéng zài ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ sing4 zoi3 to bear the weight
- 承办 承辦 chéng bàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄢˋ sing4 baan6 to undertake
- 秉承 bǐng chéng ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ bing2 sing4 to take orders
- 坦承 tǎn chéng ㄊㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ taan2 sing4 to confess
- 奉承 fèng cheng ㄈㄥˋ ˙ㄔㄥ fung6 sing4 to fawn on
- 应承 應承 yìng chéng ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ jing1 sing4 to agree (to do sth)
- 承乏 chéng fá ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊ sing4 fat6 to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
- 承付 chéng fù ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ sing4 fu6 to promise to pay
- 承做 chéng zuò ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ sing4 zou6 to undertake
- 承兑 承兌 chéng duì ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ sing4 deoi3 (commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment)
- 承尘 承塵 chéng chén ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ sing4 can4 (literary) ceiling
- 承平 chéng píng ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ sing4 ping4 (successive periods of) peace and prosperity
- 承建 chéng jiàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ sing4 gin3 to construct under contract
- 承德 Chéng dé ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ sing4 dak1 see 承德市
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
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng ㄜ ㄩˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4 flattering and fawning (idiom)
Show 5 more idioms with 承
- 起承转合 起承轉合 qǐ chéng zhuǎn hé ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ hei2 sing4 zyun2 hap6 (idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in perspective), synthesis; (fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process
- 绕膝承欢 繞膝承歡 rào xī chéng huān ㄖㄠˋ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢ jiu5 sat1 sing4 fun1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
- 一脉相承 一脈相承 yī mài xiāng chéng ㄧ ㄇㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄥˊ jat1 mak6 soeng1 sing4 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
- 应天承运 應天承運 yìng tiān chéng yùn ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ ㄩㄣˋ jing3 tin1 sing4 wan6 lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven
- 子承父业 子承父業 zǐ chéng fù yè ㄗˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋ zi2 sing4 fu6 jip6 (idiom) (of a son) to carry on one's father's business or profession
Example sentences
-
他 会 會 继承 繼承 王位 。
He will succeed to the throne.
-
王子 继承 繼承 了 王位 。
The prince succeeded to the throne.
-
汤姆 湯姆 继承 繼承 了 什么 什麼 ？
What did Tom inherit?
-
他 将会 將會 继承 繼承 大笔 大筆 的 遗产 遺產 。
He will come into a large fortune.
-
他 必须 必須 继承 繼承 父亲 父親 的 事业 事業 。
He must succeed to his father's business.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.