后继无人

後繼無人
hòujìwúrén
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to have no successor; lacking anyone to carry on the work

Examples

Zhè mén chuántǒng shǒuyì miànlín hòujìwúrén de kùnjìng.
This traditional craft is facing the dilemma of having no successors.
Rúguǒ zài méiyǒu niánqīngrén jiārù, zhè xiàng yánjiū jiù yào hòujìwúrén le.
If no young people join, this line of research will soon have no one to carry it on.

Tips

usage
Commonly applied to traditional crafts, family businesses, and academic disciplines where an older generation cannot find younger heirs. The opposite is 后继有人 (hòujìyǒurén).

Stroke Order

hòu
rén