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接班人

jiēbānrén

successor

An older gardener hands a watering can to a young person
Memory picture

Characters in this word

接 jiē

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 妾 concubine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

班 bān

Strokes
10
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 刂 knife 王 king, ruler
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这位年轻干部被视为改革路线的接班人,但他仍需证明自己的执行力。 Zhè wèi niánqīng gànbù bèi shìwéi gǎigé lùxiàn de jiēbānrén, dàn tā réng xū zhèngmíng zìjǐ de zhíxínglì. This young official is regarded as the successor to the reform line, but he still needs to prove his ability to execute.
  • 老师傅一直在找合适的接班人。 Lǎo shīfu yìzhí zài zhǎo héshì de jiēbānrén. The old master has been looking for a suitable successor.
  • 他从小就被家人当成公司的接班人培养。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù bèi jiārén dàngchéng gōngsī de jiēbānrén péiyǎng. From childhood he was raised by his family as the company's future successor.

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