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Definition(s) for: 传宗接代

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
传宗接代 chuán zōng jiē dài - to carry on one's ancestral line

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 34,432 53,236 42,300

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chuán- to pass on
- to spread
- to transmit
- to infect
- to transfer
- to circulate
- to conduct (electricity)
zhuàn- biography
- historical narrative
- commentaries
- relay station
zōng- surname Zong
zōng- school
- sect
- purpose
- model
- ancestor
- clan
- to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
- classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
jiē- to receive
- to answer (the phone)
- to meet or welcome sb
- to connect
- to catch
- to join
- to extend
- to take one's turn on duty
- to take over for sb
dài- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
- generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

Other Words Containing 传宗接代

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
传宗接代 - - 34,432 53,236 42,300