承继 (chéng jì) — to adopt a male relative's son as heir (to continue the family line); to inherit (property, rights, legacy)

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Examples

• 他没有儿子，就承继了弟弟的孩子。
  Tā méi yǒu ér zi, jiù chéng jì le dì di de hái zi.
  He had no son, so he adopted his younger brother's child as his heir.
• 这家公司承继了祖父的产业。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī chéng jì le zǔ fù de chǎn yè.
  This company inherited the grandfather's estate.
• 承继传统的同时，也要勇于创新。
  chéng jì Chuán tǒng de tóng shí, yě yào yǒng yú chuàng xīn.
  While inheriting tradition, one must also dare to innovate.