继
jì
Meaning
- to continue
- to inherit
- then
Definition
继续；继承。表示连续或承接。
to continue; to inherit; to follow.
Usage
常用作动词或构成复合词，如‘继续’、‘继承’。可用于表示时间上的延续或家族、事业的传承。
Commonly used as a verb or to form compound words like 'continue' or 'inherit'. It can indicate temporal continuation or inheritance of family, career, etc.
Examples
- 1 继上次会议之后，我们再次讨论这个问题。 (After the last meeting, we discussed this issue again.)
- 2 他继承了父亲的产业。 (He inherited his father's business.)
- 3 继任者将面临许多挑战。 (The successor will face many challenges.)
- 4 继往开来是我们的责任。 (Carrying forward the past and opening up the future is our responsibility.)
- 5 继母对她很好。 (The stepmother is very kind to her.)
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