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to continue the same old routine · to carry on just as before · to procrastinate

因循
yīn xún
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Things change from time to time, and one should change with them.
世事变幻无常，人不能因循守旧、一成不变。
Synonyms
Synonyms
to follow old patterns · to imitate existing models · to continue along the same lines因袭yīn xíto carry on as before · to follow (an old custom etc)沿袭yán xíto inherit · to follow · to adopt承袭chéng xí(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions陈陈相因chén chén xiāng yīnto act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) · to follow a proven formula率由旧章shuài yóu jiù zhāngto delay · to put off · to procrastinate拖延tuō yán
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