继 (jì): to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards

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HSK 7conjunction

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
Characters: 1
Part of speech: conjunction
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 10
Radical: 纟
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to continue
to follow after
to go on with
to succeed
to inherit
then
afterwards

Chinese explanation

接续、延续，使事物或动作接着前面的继续下去
表示前后相连、不间断
也指继承、承接前人的事业、传统或财产。

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Example sentences

After the old principal retired, his daughter inherited the school and continued to carry out his unfinished education reforms.

After his parents divorced, the child was raised by his mother and his father paid child support every month, but his stepmother was always cold to him.

In its post-war reconstruction, this country inherited its past tradition of rule of law while also absorbing new democratic ideas.

After he passed away, his son succeeded him as company president, but many longtime employees were skeptical of this.

We should inherit and carry forward the excellent cultural traditions left by our ancestors, rather than blindly imitating the West.

He first studied Chinese painting, then went on to study oil painting, and finally developed his own unique style.

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