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沿用

yán yòng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

沿用 (yán yòng) means "to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 沿用 means

1. to continue to use (old methods)
2. to apply as before
3. according to usage

The characters in 沿用

• 沿yánalong; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on
• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…

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