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What does 继承 mean?

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继承 jìchéng

to inherit

It can also mean

  • to carry on; to succeed

Its characters

  1. 继 jì to succeed
  2. 承 chéng to carry on

In a sentence

他继承了父亲的房子。 He inherited his father's house.

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