adopt from tradition; follow precedent
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Meanings
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to adopt or follow from tradition or predecessors; to inherit and apply established methods
formalTypically used in formal or literary contexts when referring to the adoption of old systems, prescriptions, or methodologies from the past, often with a neutral or slightly conservative connotation.
Zhōng中
yī医
zhì治
bìng病
cháng常
xí袭
yòng用
gǔ古
fāng方
，
pèi配
zhì制
wán丸
yào药
。
Traditional Chinese medicine often adopts ancient prescriptions to prepare medicinal pills.
Zhè这
bù部
fǎ法
lǜ律
xí袭
yòng用
le了
Luó罗
mǎ马
fǎ法
de的
xǔ许
duō多
yuán原
zé则
。
This law adopted many principles from Roman law.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
yī一
wèi味
xí袭
yòng用
jiù旧
zhì制
，
ér而
yīng应
gāi该
yǒu有
suǒ所
chuàng创
xīn新
。
We cannot blindly follow old systems; we should innovate instead.