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兴灭继绝

xīng miè jì jué

4-character word Traditional 興滅繼絕

What 兴灭继绝 means

1. lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
2. fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten

The characters in 兴灭继绝

• 兴xìngfeeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement
• 灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out
• 继jìto continue; to follow after; to go on with
• 绝juéto cut short; extinct; to disappear