Definition

Examples

• 他家没有后嗣，家产就捐给了慈善机构。
  Tā jiā méiyǒu hòu sì, jiāchǎn jiù juān gěi le císhàn jīgòu.
  His family had no descendants, so the estate was donated to charity.
• 作为唯一的一个嗣子，他从小就肩负着继承家业的使命。
  Zuòwéi wéiyī de yí gè sì zǐ, tā cóng xiǎo jiù jiānfù zhe jìchéng jiāyè de shǐmìng.
  As the only heir, he bore the mission of inheriting the family business from a young age.
• 新皇帝嗣位后，立即颁布了一系列改革法令。
  Xīn huángdì sì wèi hòu, lìjí bānbù le yí xìliè gǎigé fǎlìng.
  After the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he immediately issued a series of reform decrees.