Meaning of 继
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jì
- to continue
- to follow after
- to go on with
- to succeed
- to inherit
- then
- afterwards
继 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
请继续讲你的故事。
Please go on with your story.
我不想继续等了。
I don't feel like waiting any longer.
我决定继续工作。
I have decided to carry on the work.
我们要继续下去。
We'll continue.
准备好继续了吗？
Are you ready to proceed?
Stroke order for each character
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继 jì · to continue · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 继.
| 继续 | jìxù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 继承 | jìchéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc) |
| 继父 | jìfù | stepfather |
| 继母 | jìmǔ | stepmother |
| 夜以继日 | yèyǐjìrì | night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort |
| 相继 | xiāngjì | in succession; following closely |
| 继而 | jì'ér | then; afterwards |
| 前赴后继 | qiánfù-hòujì | to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) |
| 继承人 | jìchéngrén | heir; successor |
| 继承权 | jìchéngquán | right of inheritance |
| 继任者 | jìrènzhě | successor |
| 继承者 | jìchéngzhě | successor |
Questions about 继
What does 继 mean?
继 (jì) means "to continue; to follow after" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 继?
继 is made of 1 character: 继 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 继 an HSK word?
Yes. 继 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 继 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 继 is written 繼.