继任者

繼任者

jìrènzhě

noun

Meanings

1 successor
2 person taking over a post

Characters

continue / succeed

appointment / post

-er (one who...)

Examples

总裁还没决定他的继任者。

Zǒngcái hái méi juédìng tā de jìrènzhě.

The CEO hasn't decided on his successor yet.

他成了老校长的继任者。

Tā chéng le lǎo xiàozhǎng de jìrènzhě.

He became the old principal's successor.

Tips

usage

继任者 = the next person to hold the same office (CEO, mayor, monarch). For inheriting wealth/property, use 继承人 jìchéngrén (heir). 继任 the verb means to take over a post.

Stroke Order

继 jì

任 rèn

者 zhě