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to continue
to inherit
then
stepfather
stepmother
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave
in succession
night and day
to follow the past and herald the future
to adopt
to relay
to become adopted as heir
Notice where 继 sits in each complete thought.
We have to continue to do our jobs.
Source: Tatoeba #5574488 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe took over his father's business.
Source: Tatoeba #343996 · CC BY 2.0 FRI've already waited two hours. I can't wait any longer.
Source: Tatoeba #9489485 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's absolutely impossible for me to go on like this.
Source: Tatoeba #1776719 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".
Source: Tatoeba #343412 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.