Definition
登基 is a formal verb-object compound meaning 'to ascend the throne' — used exclusively for a monarch's formal accession. As a separable verb (离合词), the object 基 can be separated from 登 by aspect markers or measure words, e.g., 登了基 ('ascended the throne'). It appears in historical texts, period dramas, and formal writing, not in everyday conversation.
v.o.
(formal) to ascend the throneto be enthroned
Examples
- 登基。Xīn huángdì míngnián dēng jī.The new emperor will ascend the throne next year.
- ，“”。Tā dēng le jī zhīhòu, gǎi niánhào wèi 'Yǒnghé'.After he ascended the throne, he changed the era name to 'Yonghe'.
- 登基。Lìshǐ shàng hěnduō huángdì zài dēng jī shí dōu hěn niánqīng.Historically, many emperors were very young when they ascended the throne.
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