"pass the torch" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 传递火炬 (比喻)
• 交接工作

Definition

把责任或领导权交给别人，特别是在你离开职位或完成任务时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

该表达是比喻用法，用于正式和非正式场合，常指传递权力、责任或传统。类似汉语中的“交接班”或“传承”意。不可用于实物传递。

Examples

It's time for me to pass the torch to a new leader.

我该把**传递火炬**的机会交给新领导了。

After 30 years, the coach decided to pass the torch.

30年后，这位教练决定**传递火炬**。

Our founder will pass the torch to his daughter next year.

我们的创始人明年会**传递火炬**给他的女儿。

I’ve done my part—now I’m ready to pass the torch and let someone else shine.

我已经尽力了—现在准备好**传递火炬**，让别人展现自己。

When the old principal retired, she passed the torch to her vice principal.

老校长退休时，**把火炬传递**给了副校长。

He didn’t just pass the torch; he mentored his replacement every step of the way.

他不仅仅只是**传递火炬**，还全程指导了接替者。