Chinese word dictionary

继承

jìchéng · to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)

Word information

Simplified继承
Traditional繼承
Pinyinjìchéng
Part of speech
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.06

How to learn 继承

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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