继承

jì chéng · ji cheng

Traditional 繼承

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)继(jì)承(chéng)了(le)他(tā)父(fù)亲(qīn)的(de)事(shì)业(yè)。

He took over his father's business.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)将(jiāng)会(huì)继(jì)承(chéng)大(dà)笔(bǐ)的(de)遗(yí)产(chǎn)。

He will come into a large fortune.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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