繼承

See also: 继承 and 継承

Chinese

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) 繼 承
simp. (继承) 继 承
anagram 承繼／承继

Pronunciation

Verb

繼承 (transitive)

  1. 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
  2. to carry on (a culture, or someone else's work); to follow (in another's footsteps)
  3. (object-oriented programming) to inherit

Synonyms

  • (to inherit):
  • (to carry on):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (繼承):
  • → Japanese: 継(けい)承(しょう) (keishō)
  • → Korean: 계승(繼承) (gyeseung)
  • → Vietnamese: kế thừa (繼承)

See also

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
繼承

Verb

繼承

  1. chữ Hán form of kế thừa (“to inherit”)
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