to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)

heir; successor

stepfather

stepmother

to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards

right of inheritance

night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort

in succession; following closely

successor

successor

stepdaughter; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]

to succeed sb in a job; successor

relay station

to relay; to repeat

to become adopted as heir

adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit

stepfamily; (old) stepmother; to marry

to succeed to the throne

older stepbrother

later; afterwards

to continue; to continue a family line; posterity; heir

younger stepsister

older stepsister

stepson

second wife (of a widower)

younger stepbrother

to follow in the steps of one's predecessor

to succeed on the throne

then; afterwards

to follow in the steps of

(literary) to carry on; to inherit; to succeed

second wife (of a widower)

to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)

repeater

Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)

frame relay

Xu Jiyu (1795–1873), Chinese geographer

Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader

stepchildren; adopted children

step-parents

(electrical) relay

metadata

lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom); fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten

one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades; advancing wave upon wave

to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)

see 後繼無人|后继无人[hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2]

to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

inheritress