What does 沿袭 mean in Chinese?

沿袭 (yán xí) means "to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 沿袭?

沿袭 is pronounced "yán xí" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

沿袭 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

沿袭 is made up of the characters 沿, 袭. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 沿袭 using our stroke order tool.

沿袭

yán xí

to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc)

verb

Traditional: 沿襲

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.