后嗣 (hòu sì) — descendant, offspring (formal/literary)

Definition

Literary/formal term for 'descendants' — refers to future generations of offspring, not the speaker's peers. Used in writing, legal texts, and historical contexts like imperial succession or genealogy.

noun

descendantoffspring (formal/literary)

Examples

后嗣。
Huáng dì dān xīn méi yǒu hòu sì jì chéng huáng wèi.
The emperor worried he had no descendant to inherit the throne.
，后嗣。
Tā sǐ hòu, suǒ yǒu cái chǎn yóu hòu sì píng jūn fēn pèi.
After his death, all property was equally divided among his descendants.
后嗣。
Zhè piān jiā pǔ xiáng xì jì zǎi le gè dài hòu sì de míng zì.
This genealogy book records in detail the names of descendants from each generation.

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