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继 - jì

continue, maintain, carry on

continue, maintain, carry on

How to read 继

Click 继 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishcontinue, maintain, carry on
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

继任 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 继位. Please read 继兄 one more time.

Common words with this character

to succeed sb in a job; successor
to succeed to the throne
older stepbrother
to continue; to continue a family line; posterity

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 继 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 继任 and 继位 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 继.