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沿用

沿用 (yán yòng): Continue to use (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

沿用 consists of 2 characters.

to follow a course; along

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Pinyinyán yòng

Meaningcontinue to use

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word沿用

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沿用.

Words with 沿

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前沿qián yánHSK 7-9
沿岸yán ànHSK 7-9
沿线yán xiànHSK 7-9
沿途yán túHSK 7-9
沿着yán zhe

Words with 用

不用bù yòngHSK 3
常用cháng yòngHSK 3
有用yǒu yòngHSK 3
信用卡xìn yòng kǎHSK 3
作用zuò yòngHSK 4
使用shǐ yòngHSK 4
用于yòng yúHSK 4
用来yòng láiHSK 4

3.

How to Use 沿用 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 沿用 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

yán沿

yòng用

chuán传

tǒng统

neutral

continue to use tradition

yán沿

yòng用

jiù旧

zhì制

formalWritten

Adverb + Verbwith一直

yī一

zhí直

yán沿

yòng用

Verb + Complementwith至今

yán沿

yòng用

zhì至

jīn今

4.

Example Sentences with 沿用

zhè这

ge个

guī规

zé则

wǒ我

men们

yán沿

continue to use the old system

neutral

continue to use all along

formal

continue to use until now

yòng用

zhì至

jīn今

。

We have continued to use this rule to this day.

zhè这

ge个

gōng工

chǎng厂

zhì至

jīn今

réng仍

yán沿

yòng用

zhe着

shàng上

shì世

jì纪

de的

shēng生

chǎn产

gōng工

yì艺

。

This factory still continues to use the production techniques from the last century.

zhè这

tào套

jiào教

cái材

suī虽

rán然

yǒu有

xiē些

guò过

shí时

，

dàn但

xué学

xiào校

jué决

dìng定

jì继

xù续

yán沿

yòng用

。

Although this set of textbooks is somewhat outdated, the school has decided to continue using it.

nǐ你

men们

bù部

mén门

hái还

zài在

yán沿

yòng用

qù去

nián年

de的

jì绩

xiào效

kǎo考

hé核

biāo标

zhǔn准

ma吗

？

Is your department still using last year's performance evaluation standards?

gōng公

sī司

yán沿

yòng用

jiù旧

de的

guǎn管

lǐ理

zhì制

dù度

，

méi没

yǒu有

zuò做

chū出

gǎi改

biàn变

。

The company continues to use the old management system without making any changes.

wèi为

le了

bǎo保

chí持

pǐn品

pái牌

yí一

zhì致

xìng性

，

xīn新

bāo包

zhuāng装

de的

shè设

jì计

yuán元

sù素

jiāng将

yán沿

yòng用

jīng经

diǎn典

fēng风

gé格

。

To maintain brand consistency, the design elements of the new packaging will continue to use the classic style.

wǒ我

men们

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yán沿

yòng用

chuán传

tǒng统

de的

yíng营

xiāo销

cè策

lüè略

，

ér而

shì是

dà大

dǎn胆

chuàng创

xīn新

。

We did not continue to use traditional marketing strategies; instead, we boldly innovated.

zhè这

ge个

chuán传

tǒng统

cóng从

gǔ古

dài代

yán沿

yòng用

xià下

lái来

，

yǐ已

jīng经

chéng成

wéi为

dāng当

dì地

wén文

huà化

de的

yī一

bù部

fèn分

。

This tradition has been passed down from ancient times and has become part of the local culture.

zhè这

ge个

ruǎn软

jiàn件

jiè界

miàn面

tài太

lǎo老

le了

，

nǐ你

jū居

rán然

hái还

zài在

yán沿

yòng用

？

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