yán xí

Traditional: 沿襲

沿袭 (yán xí) is a Chinese word meaning “to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to carry on as before
  2. 2to follow (an old custom etc)

Characters in 沿袭

沿yán · along袭xí · (bound form) to raid; to attack

Related words

袭击attack (esp. surprise attack)沿着to go along袭(bound form) to raid; to attack沿along突袭to raid; to storm偷袭to mount a sneak attack空袭to make an air raid侵袭to invade前沿(military) forward position沿途along the sides of the road沿岸coastal area抄袭to plagiarize

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