沿袭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
沿袭 Usage and Examples
to follow
to adhere to
to inherit
他沿袭了他父亲，成了一名外科医生。
He followed his father and became a surgeon.
一些欧洲银行的股票沿袭了大盘的走势。
U.S.-listed shares of some big European banks followed the same trajectory.
The characters in 沿袭
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 沿
- yán沿shàng上along upwards, up along
- yán沿lì例according to precedent, as is customary
- yán沿àn岸along the coast or bank; littoral
- yán沿àn岸dì地qū区Coastal area, Littoral zone
- yán沿àn岸jū居mín民Coastal residents, Shore residents
- yán沿àn岸cūn村zhuāng庄coastal village, seaside village
- yán沿àn岸de的coastal, along the coast
- yán沿àn岸de的nóng农tián田coastal farmland, farmland along the coast
- yán沿tiáo条ér儿welt, piping
- yán沿jiāng江along the river; riverside
- yán沿hé河along the river, riverside
- yán沿huí洄swim along the river, follow the stream
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Open the tool →Questions about 沿袭
What does 沿袭 mean in Chinese?
沿袭 (yán xí) means “to follow, to adhere to, to inherit”.
How do you pronounce 沿袭?
沿袭 is pronounced yán xí in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “to follow” in Chinese?
“to follow” is 沿袭 (yán xí) in Chinese.
How is 沿袭 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 沿袭, each with pinyin and an English translation.