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继 jì

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继 jì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jì | ji4
English translation
to continue
to follow after
to go on with
to succeed
to inherit
then
afterwards
to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit

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About 继 jì

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

繼 jì

Contains the radical

纟 sī

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of 继 jì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰纟 sī ⿺？米 Mǐ

Semantic compound

纟 sī

Phonetic compound

米 Mǐ

Explanation

Simplified form of 繼 jì . Depicts a continuous series of silk (糸 mì ) threads (絲 sī ).

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Example sentences using 继 jì

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继续 jìxù 推 tuī 呀 ya , 伙计 huǒ ji 们 men , 这 zhè 块 kuài 石头 shítou 很快就 jiù 要 yāo 推动 tuī dòng 了 le .

Push away, men, we'll soon move this rock.

如果 rúguǒ 他 tā 继续 jìxù 这样 zhè yàng 下去 xià qù , 势必 shìbì 有 yǒu 一 yī 天 tiān 要 yāo 蹲 dūn 监狱 jiānyù .

If he goes on like this, he will be imprisoned some day.

他 tā 坐 Zuò 起来 qǐlai , 写 xiě 下他的 de 梦 mèng , 然后 ránhòu 继续 jìxù 睡 shuì , 也许 yěxǔ 又 yòu 做 zuò 更 gēng 多 duō 的梦.

He sits up, records his dream, and goes back to sleep, perhaps to dream some more.

当 dāng 查尔斯 Chá ěr sī 娶 qǔ 黛 dài 娜 nà 时 shí ,他 tā 就 jiù 期望 qīwàng 着 zhāo 有 yǒu 一 yī 笔 bǐ 可观 kěguān 的 de 财产 cáichǎn 可以 kěyǐ 继承 jìchéng .

There was the prospect of too good a fortune in reversion when Charles married Dina.

这 zhè 只 zhǐ 鸟 diǎo 迅速 xùnsù 拍 pāi 动双翅 chì ,继续 jìxù 飞行 fēi xíng .

The bird beat its wings rapidly as it flew on.

Words with 继 jì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
继续 jìxù to continue繼續
继 jì to continue繼 jì
继承 jìchéng to inherit繼承
相继 xiāng jì in succession相繼
继父 jì fù stepfather繼父
继承人 jì chéng rén heir繼承人
继而 jì ér then繼而
继母 jì mǔ stepmother繼母
孙继海 Sūn Jì hǎi Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)孫繼海
继任 jì rèn successor繼任
夜以继日 yè yǐ jì rì night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort夜以繼日
继承权 jì chéng quán right of inheritance繼承權
继子 jì zǐ stepson繼子
中继站 zhōng jì zhàn relay station中繼站
继电器 jì diàn qì relay (electronics)繼電器
继任者 jì rèn zhě successor繼任者
中继 zhōng jì to relay中繼
继往开来 jì wǎng kāi lái forming a bridge between earlier and later stages繼往開來
承继 chéng jì to inherit承繼
前赴后继 qián fù hòu jì to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)前赴後繼
前仆后继 qián pū hòu jì advancing wave upon wave前仆後繼
过继 guò jì to adopt過繼
后继有人 hòu jì yǒu rén to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking後繼有人
继承者 jì chéng zhě successor繼承者

继 jì Decomposition & Compounds

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继 jì Decomposition

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