即位 (jí wèi) — to ascend the throne, to be enthroned; to take one's seat (formal)
Definition
Formal verb for a monarch formally ascending the throne, used in official/historical writing. 登基 is the more colloquial synonym for the same coronation event.
verb
to ascend the throneto be enthronedto take one's seat (formal)
Examples
- 即位，。Xīn huáng dì jí wèi zhī hòu, lì jí xuān bù dà shè tiān xià.After the new emperor ascended the throne, he immediately announced a general amnesty.
- ，。Zài dēng jī dà diǎn shàng, tā zhèng shì jí le wèi.At the coronation ceremony, he formally ascended the throne.
- ，即位。Suǒ yǒu dà chén jiù zuò zhī hòu, guó wáng cái huǎn huǎn jí wèi.Only after all the ministers had taken their seats did the king slowly take his.
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