# 世袭 (shìxí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 世袭 (shìxí) means “hereditary; to inherit across generations”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: hereditary; to inherit across generations
- Pinyin: shìxí (shi4 xi2)
- Traditional: 世襲
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 在古代，这个职位是世袭的。
  Zài gǔdài, zhège zhíwèi shì shìxí de.
  In ancient times, this title was hereditary.

## Characters

- 世 (shì): life; age
- 袭 (xí): to raid; to attack; to continue the pattern; to perpetuate

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-xi-hereditary/

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