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沿用 (yán yòng): Continue to use (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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沿 • yán • to follow a course; along • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yán
沿
to follow a course; along
用 • yòng • to use • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
yòng
用
to use
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More common words that include characters from 沿用.
Words with
沿
沿海
yán hǎi
along the coast; coastal; littoral
前沿
qián yán
Forefront / cutting edge
沿岸
yán àn
coastline / shore
沿线
yán xiàn
along the route
沿途
yán tú
along the way
沿着
yán zhe
to go along
Words with
用
不用
bù yòng
need not
常用
cháng yòng
in common usage
有用
yǒu yòng
useful
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
credit card
作用
zuò yòng
effect
使用
shǐ yòng
use
用于
yòng yú
to use in; to use on; to use for
用来
yòng lái
to be used for
4.
How to Use 沿用 in Sentences
Verb + Object
yán
沿
yòng
用
chuán
传
tǒng
统
neutral
continue to use tradition
yán
沿
yòng
用
jiù
旧
zhì
制
formal
Written
Adverb + Verb
with
一直
yī
一
zhí
直
yán
沿
yòng
用
Verb + Complement
with
至今
yán
沿
yòng
用
zhì
至
jīn
今
5.
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
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Although this set of textbooks is somewhat outdated, the school has decided to continue using it.
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.