Chinese word

遗产

Pronunciation

Pinyinyí chǎn

Meaning

  • nouninheritance

Example

父母去世后，他继承了遗产。fù mǔ qù shì hòu tā jì chéng le yí chǎn

After his parents died, he inherited their estate.

Illustration for 遗产 (inheritance)

More examples

这本书成了家族的遗产。zhè běn shū chéng le jiā zú de yí chǎn

This book became a family legacy.

Core concept

Value left by earlier people or times, held for someone to inherit or for society to preserve.

Common phrases

  • 留下遗产liú xià yí chǎn

    leave an estate

  • 家族的遗产jiā zú de yí chǎn

    family legacy

  • 继承遗产jì chéng yí chǎn

    inherit an estate

Similar words

财产cái chǎn: Money, land, buildings, and other things owned by a person or organization.
资产zī chǎn: Money, equipment, property, and other valuable resources held by a person or business.
文物wén wù: An old object with historical or cultural value kept for study or protection.
传统chuán tǒng: A custom, belief, or way of life passed down through generations.

Definition in Chinese

先人或过去留下的有价值的东西，既可指可继承的私有财产，也可指具有保护价值的文化遗物。xiān rén huò guò qù liú xià de yǒu jià zhí de dōng xī jì kě zhǐ kě jì chéng de sī yǒu cái chǎn yě kě zhǐ jù yǒu bǎo hù jià zhí de wén huà yí wù

Word origin

遗产 (yíchǎn, "inheritance") combines 遗 (yí, "to leave behind") with 产 (chǎn, "property"), forming a word for valuable things left to others by the past.

Usage tips

  • The surrounding setting often identifies the sense: family discussions concern receiving it, while museum and conservation discussions concern preserving it.

Other meanings

  • propertynoun

Related words

  • 遗产保护yí chǎn bǎo hùheritage protectionnoun
  • 文化遗产wén huà yí chǎncultural heritagenoun

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