# 克绍箕裘

kè shào jī qiú

Carry on a parent's profession or legacy

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Continue the craft of baskets and fur garments

**Traditional Chinese:** 克紹箕裘

**Register:** Respectful · literary

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## When to use it

Describe inheriting and sustaining family work.

Formal; does not imply children must follow parents.

## Understanding the expression

Craft work passes through families as skills and tools are taught to a younger generation. The expression presents that continuation as an inherited responsibility or achievement. Modern use is formal and often refers to a child taking up a parent's profession, business, or intellectual work. It can sound celebratory in biographies. Family continuity is one possible path, however, and choosing a different vocation does not by itself mean rejecting or dishonoring the family.

## Examples

他克绍箕裘，接手父亲的木工坊。

### Traditional Chinese

他克紹箕裘，接手父親的木工坊。

tā kè shào jī qiú ， jiē shǒu fù qīn de mù gōng fāng 。

He continued the family craft by taking over his father's workshop.

传记称她克绍箕裘，延续母亲的研究。

### Traditional Chinese

傳記稱她克紹箕裘，延續母親的研究。

zhuàn jì chēng tā kè shào jī qiú ， yán xù mǔ qīn de yán jiū 。

The biography describes her continuing her mother's research legacy.

儿子克绍箕裘，成为医生。

### Traditional Chinese

兒子克紹箕裘，成為醫生。

ér zi kè shào jī qiú ， chéng wéi yī shēng 。

The son followed the parent's profession and became a doctor.

他不求孩子克绍箕裘，只希望他们快乐。

### Traditional Chinese

他不求孩子克紹箕裘，只希望他們快樂。

tā bù qiú hái zi kè shào jī qiú ， zhī xī wàng tā men kuài lè 。

He wants his children happy, not necessarily following his profession.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E5%85%8B%E7%B4%B9%E7%AE%95%E8%A3%98)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=315&webMd=1&la=0)

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