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Character Decomposition
Etymology
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Meanings
to continue
to follow after
to go on with
to succeed
to inherit
then
afterwards
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Words with 继 97 total
adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son) · to inherit承继chéng jìto adopt · to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)过继guò jìto become adopted as heir出继chū jìin succession · following closely相继xiāng jìto relay · to repeat中继zhōng jìto succeed sb in a job · successor继任jì rènto succeed to the throne继位jì wèiolder stepbrother继兄jì xiōngto continue · to continue a family line · posterity · heir继嗣jì sìstepdaughter · CL: gè,名 míng继女jì nu:3younger stepsister继妹jì mèiolder stepsister继姐jì jiěstepson继子jì zǐsecond wife (of a widower)继室jì shìyounger stepbrother继弟jì dìlater · afterwards继后jì hòuto inherit · to succeed to (the throne etc) · to carry on (a tradition etc)继承jì chéngto follow in the steps of one's predecessor继武jì wǔstepmother继母jì mǔstepfather继父jì fùto succeed on the throne继统jì tǒngto continue; to proceed with; to go on with继续jì xùthen · afterwards继而jì érstepfamily · (old) stepmother · to marry继亲jì qīn
Idioms with 继 39 total Chain
lit. shoulder to shoulder and heel to heel (idiom) · fig. crowded; packed with people比肩继踵bǐ jiān jì zhǒngto burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day焚膏继晷fén gāo jì guǐto have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking后继无人hòu jì wú rén(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking后继有人hòu jì yǒu rén
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