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继承

jì chéng · ji cheng

Traditional 繼承

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)，听说(tīngshuō)你(nǐ)要(yào)继承(jìchéng)爷爷(yéye)的(de)茶馆(cháguǎn)？

    Qiqi, I heard you will take over your grandpa's teahouse?

  2. Qiqi

    对(duì)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)先(xiān)要(yào)继承(jìchéng)他(tā)泡茶(pàochá)的(de)本领(běnlǐng)。

    Yes. But first I must inherit his skill of making tea.

  3. Liangliang

    本领(běnlǐng)也(yě)可以(kěyǐ)继承(jìchéng)吗(ma)？

    A skill can be inherited too?

  4. Qiqi

    当然(dāngrán)。爷爷(yéye)说(shuō)，他(tā)的(de)茶(chá)有(yǒu)八十(bāshí)年(nián)的(de)老(lǎo)味道(wèidao)。

    Of course. Grandpa says his tea has eighty years of taste.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)泡(pào)的(de)茶(chá)，有(yǒu)几年(jǐnián)的(de)味道(wèidao)？

    And how many years of taste does your tea have?

  6. Qiqi

    才(cái)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)的(de)味道(wèidao)！

    Only five minutes of taste!

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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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