沿袭
yán xí
Pinyin

Definition

沿袭
 - 
yán xí
  1. to carry on as before
  2. to follow (an old custom etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

沿着
yán zhe
  1. 1 to go along
  2. 2 to follow
沿途
yán tú
  1. 1 along the sides of the road
  2. 2 by the wayside
前沿
qián yán
  1. 1 front-line
  2. 2 forward position
  3. 3 outpost
  4. 4 extending ahead
  5. 5 frontier (of science, technology etc)
沿
yán
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 to follow (a line, tradition etc)
  3. 3 to carry on
  4. 4 to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
  5. 5 border
  6. 6 edge
沿岸
yán àn
  1. 1 coastal area
  2. 2 littoral or riparian
沿江
yán jiāng
  1. 1 along the river
  2. 2 the region around the river
沿海
yán hǎi
  1. 1 coastal
沿线
yán xiàn
  1. 1 along the line (e.g. railway)
  2. 2 the region near the line
沿路
yán lù
  1. 1 along the way
  2. 2 the duration of a journey
帽沿
mào yán
  1. 1 variant of 帽檐[mào yán]
床沿
chuáng yán
  1. 1 bedside
沿儿
yán r5
  1. 1 edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿)
沿用
yán yòng
  1. 1 to continue to use (old methods)
  2. 2 to apply as before
  3. 3 according to usage
沿袭
yán xí
  1. 1 to carry on as before
  2. 2 to follow (an old custom etc)
沿边
yán biān
  1. 1 close to the border
  2. 2 along the border
沿革
yán gé
  1. 1 evolution of sth over time
  2. 2 course of development
  3. 3 history
边沿
biān yán
  1. 1 edge
  2. 2 fringe

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