thừa kế

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Hanoi [tʰɨə˨˩ ke˧˦]Huế [tʰɨə˦˩ kej˨˩˦]Saigon [tʰɨə˨˩ kej˦˥] browser voice

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thừafallinghuyền kếrisingsắc

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thừa kế means to inherit.

Chinese characters: 承繼

Meanings of thừa kế in English

Verb

to inherit

Example sentences with thừa kế

Edward thừa kế đất đai của chú cậu ấy. Edward inherited his uncle's estate.
Anh ta bị lừa mất hết tài sản thừa kế hợp pháp. He was cheated out of his rightful inheritance.
Tôi đã mua một ngôi nhà bằng tiền thừa kế của ông tôi. I bought a house with the money that I inherited from my grandfather.
Tôi đã dùng tiền thừa kế của ông tôi để mua một ngôi nhà. I bought a house with the money that I inherited from my grandfather.
Tôi đã mua một ngôi nhà bằng tiền thừa kế của ông nội tôi. I bought a house with the money that I inherited from my grandfather.
Tôi đã mua một ngôi nhà bằng tiền thừa kế của ông ngoại tôi. I bought a house with the money that I inherited from my grandfather.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 承繼.

Frequently asked questions

What does thừa kế mean in English?

thừa kế (verb) means "to inherit".

How do you pronounce thừa kế?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɨə˨˩ ke˧˦]; Saigon [tʰɨə˨˩ kej˦˥]. Tones: thừa — falling tone (huyền), kế — rising tone (sắc).

Is thừa kế a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thừa kế is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 承繼.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.