繼〔继〕 gai³ {jì}

(adjective) (of familiar members) Step- (e.g. step father 繼父)

繼〔继〕 gai³ {jì}

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

繼親〔继亲〕 gai³ can¹ {jì qīn}

1. stepfamily
2. (old) stepmother
3. to marry

繼父〔继-〕 gai³ fu⁶ {jì fù}

stepfather

繼軌〔继轨〕 gai³ gwai² {jì guǐ}

to follow in the steps of

繼後〔继后〕 gai³ hau⁶ {jì hòu}

1. later
2. afterwards

繼任〔继-〕 gai³ jam⁶ {jì rèn}

1. succeed sb in a job
2. successor

繼而〔继-〕 gai³ ji⁴ {jì ér}

1. then
2. afterwards

繼母〔继-〕 gai³ mou⁵ {jì mǔ}

stepmother

繼武〔继-〕 gai³ mou⁵ {jì wǔ}

to follow in the steps of one's predecessor

繼女〔继-〕 gai³ neoi⁵ {jì nǚ}

1. stepdaughter
2. CL: 個,名

繼配〔继-〕 gai³ pui³ {jì pèi}

second wife (of a widower)

繼室〔继-〕 gai³ sat¹ {jì shì}

second wife (of a widower)

繼述〔继-〕 gai³ seot⁶ {jì shù}

1. (literary) to carry on
2. to inherit
3. to succeed

繼承〔继-〕 gai³ sing⁴ {jì chéng}

1. to inherit
2. to carry on
3. to succeed

繼統〔继统〕 gai³ tung² {jì tǒng}

to succeed on the throne

繼位〔继-〕 gai³ wai⁶ {jì wèi}

to succeed to the throne

繼子〔继-〕 gai³ zi² {jì zǐ}

stepson

繼嗣〔继-〕 gai³ zi⁶ {jì sì}

1. to continue
2. to continue a family line
3. posterity
4. heir

繼續〔继续〕 gai³ zuk⁶ {jì xù}

1. to continue
2. to proceed with
3. to go on with

繼電器〔继电-〕 gai³ din⁶ hei³ {jì diàn qì}

relay (electronics)

繼父母〔继--〕 gai³ fu⁶ mou⁵ {jì fù mǔ}

step-parents

繼任者〔继--〕 gai³ jam⁶ ze² {jì rèn zhě}

successor

繼承人〔继--〕 gai³ sing⁴ jan⁴ {jì chéng rén}

1. heir
2. successor

繼承權〔继-权〕 gai³ sing⁴ kyun⁴ {jì chéng quán}

right of inheritance

繼承者〔继--〕 gai³ sing⁴ ze² {jì chéng zhě}

successor

繼子女〔继--〕 gai³ zi² neoi⁵ {jì zǐ nǚ}

1. stepchildren
2. adopted children

繼承衣缽〔继--钵〕 gai³ sing⁴ ji¹ but³ {jì chéng yī bō}

1. to take up sb's mantle
2. to follow in sb's steps

繼往開來〔继-开来〕 gai³ wong⁵ hoi¹ loi⁴ {jì wǎng kāi lái}

1. to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
2. forming a bridge between earlier and later stages