传宗接代

Traditional: 傳宗接代

chuán zōng jiē dài

Dictionary entry

to carry on one's ancestral line

What does 传宗接代 mean?

传宗接代 (chuán zōng jiē dài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to carry on one's ancestral line

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传chuánto pass on · to spread 宗Zōngsurname Zong 接jiēto receive · to answer (the phone)代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute · generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

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传宗接代

chuán zōng jiē dài

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