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继承

jìchéng
verbHSK 5

“To inherit” in Chinese is 继承 (jìchéng).

Meaning

  • to inherit
  • to succeed to (the throne etc)
  • to carry on (a tradition etc)

Example

他必须继承父亲的事业。

He must succeed to his father's business.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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