lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom); fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten
trad. 興滅繼絕
Also written 興滅繼絕【xīng miè jì jué】
Characters in this word
4兴
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surname Xing
- Pinyin
- Xīng
- Traditional
- 興
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 17536 of 2500
灭
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to extinguish or put out, to go out (of a fire etc), to exterminate or wipe out, to drown
- Pinyin
- miè
- Traditional
- 滅
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 9910 of 2500
继
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to continue, to follow after, to go on with, to succeed, to inherit, then, afterwards
- Pinyin
- jì
- Traditional
- 繼
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 30911 of 2500
绝
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to cut short, extinct, to disappear, to vanish, absolutely, by no means
- Pinyin
- jué
- Traditional
- 絕
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 11640 of 2500