承继

承繼
chéngjì
  1. adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
  2. to inherit

CEDICT

  1. to adopt a young relative
  2. to give one's child to a relative for adoption; to have one's child adopted by a relative
  3. to inherit; to succeed; to fall heir to

Wiktionary

  1. 继续、延续。
  2. 过继。
  3. 人死后财产、权利或地位移转给他人的手续。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 承 chéng
  1. to bear
  2. to carry
  3. to hold
  4. to continue
  5. to undertake
  6. to take charge
  7. owing to
  8. due to
  9. to receive
2 继 jì
  1. to continue
  2. to follow after
  3. to go on with
  4. to succeed
  5. to inherit
  6. then
  7. afterwards

Related entries

收养 shōuyǎng
  1. to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
  2. to adopt (a child)
  3. adoption
他们收养了那个孤儿。

They adopted the orphan.

Source: Tatoeba

承袭 chéngxí
  1. to inherit
  2. to follow
  3. to adopt
继承 jìchéng
  1. to inherit
  2. to succeed to (the throne etc)
  3. to carry on (a tradition etc)
他会继承王位。

He will succeed to the throne.

Source: Tatoeba

缵 zuǎn (literary) to inherit
嗣 sì
  1. succession (to a title)
  2. to inherit
  3. continuing (a tradition)
  4. posterity
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