世襲

世袭
shìxí
  1. succession
  2. inheritance
  3. hereditary

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 世 shì
  1. life
  2. age
  3. generation
  4. era
  5. world
  6. lifetime
  7. epoch
  8. descendant
  9. noble
2 襲 xí
  1. (bound form) to raid; to attack
  2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate
  3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding