Common Meanings
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shào绍
To continue or inherit, often implying the carrying on of a tradition, legacy, or family line.
他立志绍述先辈的学术遗产。
He is determined to carry on the academic legacy of his predecessors.
The character "Shao" refers to Shaoxing city in Zhejiang Province, China, and is commonly used in names of local specialties or cultural forms, such as Shaoxing wine (绍酒) or Shaoxing opera (绍剧). It can also denote "Shaoxing shīye" (绍兴师爷), a historical term for legal clerks from Shaoxing, which later developed a derogatory connotation for pettifoggers.
绍剧是浙江地方戏曲的代表之一。
Shaoxing opera is one of the representative local operas of Zhejiang.