遗嘱 meaning in English

yízhǔ

testament; will

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 遺囑27 strokes

Meaning of 遗嘱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yízhǔ
  1. testament
  2. will

遗嘱 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè位wèi老lǎo先xiān生shēng立lì了le他tā的de遗yí嘱zhǔ。
The old man made out his will.
我wǒ叔shū叔shū去qù年nián立lì下xià了le遗yí嘱zhǔ。
My uncle made a will last year.
他tā没méi立lì遗yí嘱zhǔ就jiù死sǐ了le。
He died without a will.
他tā在zài遗yí嘱zhǔ里lǐ说shuō要yào把bǎ他tā的de财cái产chǎn全quán部bù留liú给gěi他tā的de妻qī子zǐ。
He left all his property to his wife in his will.
他tā更gēng改gǎi了le遗yí嘱zhǔ。
He changed his will.

Stroke order for each character

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遗 yí · to lose · 12 strokes

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嘱 zhǔ · to instruct · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 遗嘱.

遗产yíchǎnheritage; legacy
遗传yíchuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)
遗憾yíhànregret; to regret
遗忘yíwàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
遗体yítǐremains (of a dead person)
遗弃yíqìto leave; to abandon
遗物yíwùpersonal effects (of the deceased); artifacts; relics; (biological) remains
遗愿yíyuànfinal wishes of the departed
后遗症hòuyízhèng(medicine) sequelae; residual effects
遗址yízhǐruins; historic relics
遗留yíliúto leave behind; to hand down
嘱咐zhǔfùto urge; to exhort

Questions about 遗嘱

What does 遗嘱 mean?

遗嘱 (yízhǔ) means "testament; will" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 遗嘱?

遗嘱 is made of 2 characters: 遗 (12 strokes), 嘱 (15 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.

Is 遗嘱 an HSK word?

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

How is 遗嘱 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 遗嘱 is written 遺囑.