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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ sing⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ki-sṳ̀n
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kè-sêng / kì-chhîn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi³ sêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìchéng
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: jì-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihcherng
    • Palladius: цзичэн (czičɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai³ sing⁴
    • Yale: gai sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ sɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi siinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi⁴ sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵ sɨn¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-sêng
    • Tâi-lô: kè-sîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keaseeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Longyan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-chhîn
    • Tâi-lô: kì-tshîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiechiin
    • IPA (Longyan): /ki²¹³ t͡sʰin¹¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi³ sêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kì sêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ seŋ⁵⁵/

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):

• 世代 (shìdài) (literary)
• 承受 (chéngshòu)
• 承襲／承袭 (chéngxí)
• 相承 (xiāngchéng) (formal)

 

• (to carry on):

• 不休 (bùxiū)
• 不倒 (bùdǎo) (literary)
• 不停 (bùtíng)
• 不已 (bùyǐ)
• 不斷／不断 (bùduàn)
• 不迭 (bùdié)
• 延延 (yányán) (literary)
• 延續／延续 (yánxù)
• 持續／持续 (chíxù)
• 接 (jiē)
• 接續／接续 (jiēxù)
• 秉承 (bǐngchéng)
• 繼／继 (jì)
• 繼續／继续 (jìxù)

 

Derived terms

• 法定繼承／法定继承 (fǎdìng jìchéng)
• 繼承人／继承人 (jìchéngrén)
• 繼承權／继承权
• 繼承法／继承法 (jìchéngfǎ)
• 繼承者／继承者 (jìchéngzhě)
• 被繼承人／被继承人 (bèijìchéngrén)

 

See also

• 承續／承续 (chéngxù)
• 連續／连续 (liánxù)
• 延續／延续 (yánxù)