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

HSK 2

他成了老校长的继任者。

Tā chéng le lǎo xiàozhǎng de jìrènzhě.

He became the old principal's successor.

HSK 5

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

继 jì

任 rèn

者 zhě