Definition

1. Verb:
   • To continue the lineage: The primary meaning of "nối dòng" is to carry on the family line, ensuring its continuation from one generation to the next. It emphasizes the succession of descendants.
   • To inherit a tradition or legacy: In a broader sense, it can mean to succeed to or carry forward a particular tradition, role, or responsibility within a family or group.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình mong có con trai để nối dòng. (The family hopes for a son to continue the lineage.)
  • Anh ấy sẽ nối dòng nghề thợ bạc của cha. (He will succeed to his father's silversmithing trade.)

Advanced Usage

• "nối dòng tộc": to continue the clan/family line.
  • Việc nối dòng tộc rất quan trọng trong văn hóa truyền thống. (Continuing the clan line is very important in traditional culture.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nối dõi (v): to continue the line of descent; a direct synonym.

  • Người con cả có trách nhiệm nối dõi tông đường. (The eldest son has the responsibility to continue the family line.)

• Kế thừa (v): to inherit (often used for property, ideas, or positions).

  • Cô ấy kế thừa sự nghiệp từ mẹ. (She inherited the career from her mother.)

Synonyms

• Continue the line: to ensure the family lineage persists.
• Succeed to: to follow in a position or tradition.
• Carry on the lineage: to maintain the line of descent.

Related Idioms

• Nối dõi tông đường: to continue the ancestral line.

  • Áp lực nối dõi tông đường đè nặng lên anh ấy. (The pressure to continue the ancestral line weighs heavily on him.)

• Kế tục sự nghiệp: to carry on the work/career.

  • Thế hệ trẻ phải kế tục sự nghiệp xây dựng đất nước. (The young generation must carry on the work of building the country.)