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What does 沿用 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

沿用 yányòng

to continue to use (an old method or name)

Its characters

  1. 沿 yán along
  2. 用 yòng to use

In a sentence

这个村子一直沿用老名字。 This village has always kept using its old name.

这套制度,后来的朝代基本上都沿用了。

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