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沿袭

yán xí

2-character word Traditional 沿襲

What 沿袭 means

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

The characters in 沿袭

• 沿yánalong; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on
• 袭xí(bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate…

Sounds the same

Read yán xí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 筵席banquet; mat for sitting
• 研习research and study

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