世袭 meaning in English

shìxí

succession; inheritance

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 世襲16 strokes

Meaning of 世袭

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìxí
  1. succession
  2. inheritance
  3. hereditary

Stroke order for each character

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世 shì · generation · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

袭 xí · to attack · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 世袭.

世界shìjièworld
去世qùshìto pass away; to die
世纪shìjìcentury
世界杯shìjièbēiWorld Cup
全世界quán shìjièworldwide; entire world
袭击xíjīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid
世代shìdàifor many generations; generation
逝世shìshìto pass away; to die
抄袭chāoxíto plagiarize; to copy
世界级shìjiè jíworld-class
问世wènshìto be published; to come out
世故shìguthe ways of the world

Questions about 世袭

What does 世袭 mean?

世袭 (shìxí) means "succession; inheritance" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 世袭?

世袭 is made of 2 characters: 世 (5 strokes), 袭 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 世袭 an HSK word?

Yes. 世袭 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 世袭 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 世袭 is written 世襲.