Definition

1. Verb:
   • To succeed someone (in their work or legacy): To formally take over and continue the professional work, business, or life's mission of a predecessor, typically a family member.
   • To follow in one's father's footsteps: To continue the career, trade, or vocation of one's parent or ancestor.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy sẽ kế nghiệp cha để quản lý công ty gia đình. (He will succeed his father to manage the family company.)
  • Người con trai cả đã kế nghiệp truyền thống làm nghề mộc của ông nội. (The eldest son succeeded to his grandfather's tradition of woodworking.)
  • Cô ấy kế nghiệp thầy mình để trở thành một bác sĩ giỏi. (She succeeded her mentor to become an excellent doctor.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a solemn duty or honor, carrying the weight of continuing a tradition, business, or significant endeavor. It is commonly used in contexts of family businesses, artistic lineages, or scholarly traditions.

Variants and Related Words

• Kế thừa (v): To inherit (often used for property, but also for ideas, traditions).
  • Kế thừa di sản văn hóa. (To inherit a cultural heritage.)
• Nối nghiệp (v): A near-synonym meaning to continue the career or work.
  • Nối nghiệp cha làm thầy giáo. (To continue the father's career as a teacher.)

Synonyms

• Succeed: To come after and take the place of another.
• Take over: To assume control or responsibility.
• Follow in someone's footsteps: To do the same thing as someone before you, especially a family member.

Related Idioms

• Con nối nghiệp cha: A common phrase meaning "the child continues the father's work."
  • Trong gia đình truyền thống đó, con trai thường là người con nối nghiệp cha. (In that traditional family, the son is usually the one who follows in the father's footsteps.)

1. Follow in one's father's footsteps, continue one's father's work, take over, succeed