Meaning of 绝嗣
绝嗣 means to die without descendants; to have no offspring; to become extinct (of a family line). Pronounced jué sì.
- to die without descendants; to have no offspring; to become extinct (of a family line)
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
yī一
shēng生
zhēng征
zhàn战
，
zuì最
hòu后
jué绝
sì嗣
ér而
wáng亡
。
This general fought battles all his life and finally died without leaving any descendants.
Gǔ古
dài代
rú如
guǒ果
wú无
zǐ子
jué绝
sì嗣
，
jiā家
zú族
chǎn产
yè业
jiù就
huì会
luò落
rù入
tā他
rén人
zhī之
shǒu手
。
In ancient times, if one died without male heirs, the family estate would fall into the hands of others.
Tā他
dān担
xīn心
zì自
jǐ己
huì会
jué绝
sì嗣
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
zǎo早
zǎo早
qǔ娶
qī妻
shēng生
zǐ子
。
He worried that he would have no descendants, so he married and had children early.
Zhè这
gè个
wáng王
cháo朝
de的
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
wèi位
huáng皇
dì帝
jué绝
sì嗣
，
wáng王
cháo朝
cóng就
cǐ此
zhōng终
jié结
。
The last emperor of this dynasty died without issue, and the dynasty came to an end.