继 meaning and pronunciation

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继 English definition

  • to continue
  • to follow after
  • to go on with
  • to succeed
  • to inherit
  • then
  • afterwards

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : ⺕
  • : 𠬝
  • : craft;
  • : Buddhist hymn; gatha; Buddhist verse;
  • : short name for Hebei 河北 province; surname Ji;
  • : dose;
  • : Japanese variant of 劑|剂;
  • : sip;
  • : hard earth;
  • : to brick a grave; to snuff out;
  • : prostitute;
  • : season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields;
  • : silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. [ji2];
  • : to live (in a house); to lodge; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend;
  • : to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth;
  • : to palpitate;
  • : injure; vilify;
  • : skill;
  • : choke on something eaten;
  • : already; since; both... (and...);
  • : and; to reach to; the limits;
  • : fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub;
  • : to reach; when;
  • : to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help;
  • : Japanese variant of 濟|济;
  • : river bank;
  • : nervous start in sleep;
  • : furious; hydrophobia; madness;
  • : sick; diseased;
  • : to offer sacrifice; festive occasion;
  • : millet; God of cereals worshiped by ancient rulers; minister of agriculture;
  • : (millet);
  • : dense;
  • : stack grain stalks evenly;
  • : Japanese variant of 繼|继;
  • : order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle;
  • : (fishing net); woolen rug;
  • : Trapa natans; water caltrop;
  • : cirsium; thistle;
  • : luxuriant growth; extreme; reach;
  • : a kind of herb (old);
  • : to covet; to long for;
  • : to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge;
  • : to record; to note; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots;
  • : kneel;
  • : border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances);
  • : sky clearing up;
  • : thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous;
  • : hair rolled up in a bun, topknot;
  • : (fish);
  • : Konosirus punctatus;
  • : Coilia nasus;
  • : bastard carp; sand perch;

Sentences examples with 继

  • 他表示愿意继续在公司工作。
    Tā biǎoshì yuànyì jìxù zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
  • 老师鼓励我继续努力,不要放弃。
    Lǎoshī gǔlì wǒ jìxù nǔlì, bùyào fàngqì.
  • 请大家休息一会儿,十分钟后继续上课。
    Qǐng dàjiā xiūxí yīhuǐ'er, shífēnzhōng hòu jìxù shàngkè.

Words containing 继, by HSK level