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继
繼
jì
1.
to continue
2.
to follow after
3.
to go on with
4.
to succeed
5.
to inherit
6.
then
7.
afterwards
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
中继
zhōngjì
to relay
出继
chūjì
to become adopted as heir
承继
chéngjì
adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
相继
xiāngjì
in succession
继任
jìrèn
succeed sb in a job
继位
jìwèi
to succeed to the throne
继嗣
jìsì
to continue
继女
jìnǚ
stepdaughter
继子
jìzǐ
stepson
继室
jìshì
second wife (of a widower)
继后
jìhòu
later
继承
jìchéng
to inherit
继武
jìwǔ
to follow in the steps of one's predecessor
继母
jìmǔ
stepmother
继父
jìfù
stepfather
继统
jìtǒng
to succeed on the throne
继续
jìxù
to continue
继而
jìér
then
继亲
jìqīn
stepfamily
继轨
jìguǐ
to follow in the steps of
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 654
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,335 of 84,292