繼 (gai3 | ji4) : continue; inherit; then

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繼

gai3

ji4

[1] [v] continue; follow; carry on
[2] [v] inherit; succeed to; come into
[3] [conj] then; afterwards

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Stroke count: 20

Level: 1

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

繼 / 继

This word has been viewed 7346 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Mar 2012 11:14

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繼續 gai3 zuk6 ji4 xu4 = to continue

相繼 soeng1 gai3 xiang1 ji4 = in succession; to follow closely after

繼承 gai3 sing4 ji4 cheng2 = inherit; carry on

前赴後繼 cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3 qian2 fu4 hou4 ji4 = advance wave upon wave (esp. of soldiers at the war front)

繼母 gai3 mou5 ji4 mu3 = stepmother

承繼 sing4 gai3 cheng2 ji4 = succeed, inherit

過繼 gwo3 gai3 = to adopt a young relative; to have one's child adopted by a relative; adoption

中繼 zung1 gai3 zhong1 ji4 = to relay; to repeat

中繼器 zung1 gai3 hei3 zhong1 ji4 qi4 = repeater

多端中繼器 do1 dyun1 zung1 gai3 hei3 duo1 duan1 zhong1 ji4 qi4 = multiport repeater

前仆後繼 cin4 puk1 hau6 gai3 qian2 pu1 hou4 ji4 = to take up the positions of the fallen and rise to fight one after another

女繼承人 neoi5 gai3 sing4 jan4 nv3 ji4 cheng2 ren2 = inheritress

繼父 gai3 fu6 ji4 fu4 = stepfather

繼承人 gai3 sing4 jan4 ji4 cheng2 ren2 = heir; successor; inheritor

繼任 gai3 jam6 ji4 ren4 = succeed in a post; succeed in a position

焚膏繼晷 fan4 gou1 gai3 gwai2 fen2 gao1 ji4 gui3 = study deep into the night

饔飧不繼 jung1 syun1 bat1 gai3 yong1 sun1 bu2 ji4 = to be clueless where one's next meal will come from

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冷靜啲，就繼續做嘢。粵
Keep Calm and Carry On

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Unicode code for this character: U+7e7c (off-site link)

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