Inherit in Chinese
to inherit · HSK 6
传承
- 传 to pass on
- 承 to bear
这门手艺已经传承了三百年。 This craft has been passed down for three hundred years.
Other ways to say inherit
More words with 传 or 承
How do you say inherit in Chinese?
Inherit in Chinese is 传承 (chuán chéng). You can also say 继承 (jì chéng), 承受 (chéng shòu), 遗传 (yí chuán).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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