# 继承 (jìchéng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 继承 (jìchéng) means “to inherit”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to inherit
- Pinyin: jìchéng (ji4 cheng2)
- Traditional: 繼承
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他继承了爷爷的老房子。
  Tā jìchéngle yéye de lǎo fángzi.
  He inherited his grandfather's old house.

## Characters

- [继](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-continue/) (jì): to continue; to follow
- 承 (chéng): to bear; to carry

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-cheng-inherit/

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