因襲

因袭
yīnxí
  1. to follow old patterns
  2. to imitate existing models
  3. to continue along the same lines

CEDICT

to follow (old customs, methods, rules, etc.); to copy

Wiktionary

沿用舊例而不改變。《史記．卷一二八．褚少孫補龜策傳．序》：「孝文、孝景因襲掌故，未遑講試。」《文選．劉歆．移讓太常博士書》：「漢興，去聖帝明王遐遠，仲尼之道又絕，法度無所因襲。」也作「因仍」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 因 yīn old variant of 因 yīn
=1 因 yīn
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. because
2 襲 xí
  1. (bound form) to raid; to attack
  2. (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate
  3. (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding