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因袭

yīn xí

2-character word Traditional 因襲

What 因袭 means

1. to follow old patterns
2. to imitate existing models
3. to continue along the same lines

The characters in 因袭

• 因yīncause; reason; because
• 袭xí(bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate…

Example sentences

• 最光明的处世方法是既蔑视社会的因袭，又过着与社会的因袭不相矛盾的生活。
  Zuì guāngmíng de chǔshì fāngfǎ shì jì mièshì shèhuì de yīnxí, yòu guo zhe yǔ shèhuì de yīnxí bù xiāng máodùn de shēnghuó.
  The most enlightened way of living is to despise social conventions while at the same time living your life in conformity to them.