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继承人

jì chéng rén · ji cheng ren

Traditional 繼承人

Meaning

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  1. heir
  2. successor
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The restaurant's heir

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)家(jiā)的(de)小(xiǎo)饭馆(fànguǎn)开(kāi)了(le)三十(sānshí)年(nián)了(le)。

    Qiqi's family restaurant has been open for thirty years.

  2. Liangliang

    她(tā)是(shì)不(bù)是(shì)这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)继承人(jìchéngrén)？

    Is she the heir of this shop?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，她(tā)爸爸(bàba)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)她(tā)当(dāng)继承人(jìchéngrén)，可是(kěshì)她(tā)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)歌手(gēshǒu)。

    Yes. Her dad wants her to be the heir, but she wants to be a singer.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)饭馆(fànguǎn)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Then what about the restaurant?

  5. Dengdeng

    她(tā)说(shuō)，先(xiān)当(dāng)几(jǐ)年(nián)歌手(gēshǒu)，再(zài)回来(huílai)，还(hái)会(huì)在(zài)饭馆(fànguǎn)里(lǐ)唱歌(chànggē)！

    She says she will be a singer for a few years, then come back, and sing in the restaurant too!

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2 examples
01

根(gēn)据(jù)遗(yí)嘱(zhǔ)，他(tā)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)是(shì)唯(wéi)一(yī)的(de)继(jì)承(chéng)人(rén)。

According to the will, his daughter is the sole heir.

02

老(lǎo)张(zhāng)退(tuì)休(xiū)后(hòu)，儿(ér)子(zi)成(chéng)了(le)这(zhè)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)店(diàn)的(de)继(jì)承(chéng)人(rén)。

After Old Zhang retired, his son became the successor of this small shop.

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