yòng

verb
formal

Meaning of 袭用

袭用 means to adopt or follow from tradition or predecessors; to inherit and apply established methods. Pronounced xí yòng.

  • to adopt or follow from tradition or predecessors; to inherit and apply established methods

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
zhì
bìng
cháng
yòng
fāng
 
pèi
zhì
wán
yào
 

Traditional Chinese medicine often adopts ancient prescriptions to prepare medicinal pills.

Zhè
yòng
le
Luó
de
duō
yuán
 

This law adopted many principles from Roman law.

men
néng
wèi
yòng
jiù
zhì
 
ér
yīng
gāi
yǒu
suǒ
chuàng
xīn
 

We cannot blindly follow old systems; we should innovate instead.