继志述事 — “Inherit aspirations and state affairs”
继志述事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to inherit and carry forward the aspirations or principles of one's predecessors, and to express or manage affairs based on them; to continue a legacy”. Literally, “Inherit aspirations and state affairs”.
继志述事 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 继
- jì继zhī之yǐ以sǐ死continue until death
- jì继gǔ古kāi开jīn今inherit the past, usher in the future
- jì继tiān天lì立jí极succeed to the throne
- jì继wǎng往kāi开lái来inherit past, usher future
- jì继guǐ晷fén焚gāo膏study or work diligently day and night
- jì继jué绝xīng兴wáng亡Revive what was discontinued or abolished
- jì继jué绝cún存wáng亡revive the abolished, preserve the perishing
- jì继jué绝fú扶qīng倾revive and sustain a declining legacy
- jì继jì继cún存cún存continuously succeeding and preserving
- jì继jì继chéng承chéng承inherit and carry on continuously
- jì继jì继shéng绳shéng绳continuous succession generation after generation
- jì继zhǒng踵jiē接wǔ武follow in close succession
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What does 继志述事 mean?
继志述事 (jì zhì shù shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to inherit and carry forward the aspirations or principles of one's predecessors, and to express or manage affairs based on them; to continue a legacy”.
How do you pronounce 继志述事?
继志述事 is pronounced jì zhì shù shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 继志述事 literally mean?
Literally, 继志述事 means “Inherit aspirations and state affairs”. It is used to mean “to inherit and carry forward the aspirations or principles of one's predecessors, and to express or manage affairs based on them; to continue a legacy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 继志述事?
继：继承；述：陈述。继承先人之志以言事理政