carry on tradition; follow old customs
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to carry on (a tradition); to follow old customs; to continue as before
formalOften used in formal or written contexts to describe customs, crafts, or traditions passed down through generations.
Cǐ此
zhǒng种
gōng工
yì艺
xiāng相
yán沿
zhì至
jīn今
yǐ已
yǒu有
bǎi百
yú余
nián年
。
This craft has been handed down for over a hundred years.
Zhè这
yī一
xí习
sú俗
xiāng相
yán沿
chéng成
sú俗
，
yǐ已
yǒu有
shù数
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
。
This custom has been passed down and become established practice for several hundred years.
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Zhè这
xiē些
chuán传
tǒng统
xiāng相
yán沿
zhì至
jīn今
，
yī依
rán然
bèi被
guǎng广
fàn泛
zūn遵
xún循
。
These traditions have been carried down to the present and are still widely observed.