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登基

Word · Verb

ascend the throne

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to ascend the throne; to be enthroned

formal

A formal and historical term specifically for the ascension of an emperor or monarch.

Xīn新
huáng皇
dì帝
yú于
cì次
nián年
zhēng正
yuè月
dēng登
jī基
 。

The new emperor ascended the throne in the first month of the following year.

Dēng登
jī基
dà大
diǎn典
de的
yí仪
shì式
fēi非
cháng常
lóng隆
zhòng重
 。

The enthronement ceremony was extremely grand.

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Tā他
dēng登
jī基
hòu后
 ,
fā发
bù布
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
xīn新
zhèng政
 。

After his ascension to the throne, he issued a series of new policies.