Definition

1. Verb:
   • To take over someone's job or position: To assume the duties, responsibilities, or role of another person, often after they have left.
   • To replace somebody; to succeed someone: To follow and take the place of a predecessor in a specific role or function.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ban giám đốc đang tìm người kế chân cho vị trí giám đốc tài chính. (The board of directors is looking for someone to take over the CFO position.)
  • Sau khi ông ấy nghỉ hưu, con trai ông sẽ kế chân quản lý công ty gia đình. (After he retires, his son will succeed him in managing the family business.)
  • Ai sẽ kế chân huấn luyện viên trưởng của đội bóng? (Who will replace the head coach of the football team?)

Advanced Usage

• "kế chân một cách xứng đáng": to succeed someone worthily; to be a worthy successor.

  • Cô ấy đã kế chân một cách xứng đáng và đưa công ty phát triển hơn. (She succeeded him worthily and led the company to greater development.)

• "tìm người kế chân": to look for a replacement; to seek a successor.

  • Một nhiệm vụ quan trọng của lãnh đạo là tìm và đào tạo người kế chân. (An important task for a leader is to find and train a successor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kế thừa (verb): to inherit (often used for inheriting property, legacy, or a tradition, not specifically a job title).
• Kế nhiệm (verb): to succeed to a position (a more formal synonym, often used in official or political contexts).
• Thay thế (verb): to replace, to substitute (a more general term for replacing objects or people).

Synonyms

• Thay thế: to replace.
• Kế nhiệm: to succeed (to a position).
• Tiếp quản: to take over (responsibility, control).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "kế chân" does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is contained within the single term.

Related Idioms

• "Cha truyền con nối": Literally "father passes on, son continues"; meaning a tradition or business is passed down through generations. This idiom shares the concept of succession but is broader than the specific act of "kế chân".
• "Kế nghiệp": to take over the family business or profession. This is a close concept, focusing specifically on continuing a family trade or enterprise.

1. Take over someone's job
2. Replace somebody, succeed someone
   • Tìm người kế chân
     To look for a replacement
   • Ai sẽ kế chân ông ấy làm thủ tướng
     Who will succeed him as prime minister