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继

jì

HSK 4 Character Traditional 繼

What 继 means

1. to continue
2. to follow after
3. to go on with
4. to succeed
5. to inherit
6. then
7. afterwards

Example sentences

• 继续！
  Continue!
• 请继续。
  Please continue.
• 继续听。
  Keep listening.
• 继续走。
  Keep going.
• 继续看。
  Keep reading.
• 继续看！
  Keep looking.

Words starting with 继

• 继续jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
• 继承jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
• 继往开来jì wǎng kāi láito follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition…
• 继而jì érthen; afterwards
• 继父jì fùstepfather
• 继承人jì chéng rénheir; successor
• 继母jì mǔstepmother
• 继任jì rènto succeed sb in a job; successor
• 继位jì wèito succeed to the throne
• 继承者jì chéng zhěsuccessor
• 继承权jì chéng quánright of inheritance
• 继女jì nǚstepdaughter
• 继子jì zǐstepson
• 继后jì hòulater; afterwards
• 继统jì tǒngto succeed on the throne
• 继任者jì rèn zhěsuccessor
• 继子女jì zǐ nǚstepchildren; adopted children
• 继电器jì diàn qìrelay (electronics)
• 继室jì shìsecond wife (of a widower)
• 继武jì wǔto follow in the steps of one's predecessor
• 继述jì shù(literary) to carry on; to inherit; to succeed
• 继续教育jì xù jiào yùcontinuing education
• 继配jì pèisecond wife (of a widower)
• 继亲jì qīnstepfamily; (old) stepmother; to marry

Words containing 继

• 相继xiāng jìin succession; following closely
• 孙继海Sūn Jì hǎiSun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
• 夜以继日yè yǐ jì rìnight and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
• 前仆后继qián pū hòu jìone falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades…
• 难以为继nán yǐ wéi jì(idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable
• 承继chéng jìadoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit
• 前赴后继qián fù hòu jìto advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
• 中继zhōng jìto relay; to repeat
• 出继chū jìto become adopted as heir
• 过继guò jìto adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
• 中继器zhōng jì qìrepeater
• 中继站zhōng jì zhànrelay station
• 中继资料zhōng jì zī liàometadata
• 女继承人nǚ jì chéng réninheritress
• 后继有人hòu jì yǒu rén(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
• 后继无人hòu jì wú rénto have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
• 讯框中继xùn kuàng zhōng jìframe relay (telecommunications)
• 兴灭继绝xīng miè jì juélit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)…
• 帧中继zhēn zhōng jìframe relay
• 戚继光Qī Jì guāngQi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
• 焚膏继晷fén gāo jì guǐto burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
• 徐继畬Xú Jì yúXu Jiyu (1795–1873), Chinese geographer
• 难乎为继nán hū wéi jìsee 难以为继
• 后继乏人hòu jì fá rénsee 后继无人

Characters built on 米

These share the phonetic component 米 (mǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 迷míto bewilder; crazy about; fan
• 粒lìgrain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects…
• 屎shǐfeces; excrement; a stool; (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
• 咪mīsound for calling a cat
• 眯míto blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. mǐ
• 籽zǐseed (of a plant)
• 麋mímoose; river bank
• 糜mírice gruel; rotten; to waste (money)

Characters that look like 继

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 续xùto continue; to replenish
• 埋máito bury
• 颇pōrather; quite; considerably
• 姬jīwoman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)
• 缀zhuìto sew; to stitch together; to combine
• 堀kūcave; hole

Sounds the same

Read jì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 记to record; to note; to memorize
• 既already; since; both... (and...)
• 季season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers
• 绩to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 际border; edge; boundary
• 计to calculate; to compute; to count
• 技skill
• 济to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
• 纪order; discipline; age
• 寄to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 迹(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. jī
• 寂silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. jí