后继有人
hòu jì yǒu rén
there are successors to carry on (a craft, a cause, a team)
Character by character
后hòu
after
after
继jì
continue
continue
有yǒu
have
have
人rén
people
people
Example
老师傅看着徒弟做出的第一件作品，笑着说这门手艺后继有人了。
The old craftsman looked at his apprentice’s first piece and said with a smile that the craft had someone to carry it on.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Said with relief or pride of a family business, a traditional craft, an art or a national team: 这门手艺后继有人. The worried opposite is 后继无人 or 后继乏人: 不少老手艺面临后继无人的局面.
Learn this in Lesson 147 · HSK 7–9: 冬奥之后的冰雪 (Ice and snow after the Winter Olympics)
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