Definition
沿用 means 'to continue using' something established, like methods or practices. It focuses on the act of keeping a specific system or tradition in use, unlike 延续 (yán xù) which emphasizes duration or extension in time. 依旧 (yī jiù) is an adverb meaning 'still, as before' and describes a state, not an action.
verb
to continue to use (established methods, practices)to apply as before
Examples
- 沿用。Zhège zhìdù yǐjīng yán yòng le èrshí nián.This system has been in use for twenty years.
- 沿用。Hěn duō xuéxiào réngrán yán yòng chuántǒng jiàocái.Many schools still continue to use traditional textbooks.
- 沿用。Tāmen juédìng yán yòng zǔxiān liú xià de chuántǒng.They decided to continue the traditions left by their ancestors.
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