follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut; always the same routine
trad. 蹈常襲故
Also written 蹈常襲故【dǎo cháng xí gù】
Characters in this word
4蹈
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to tread on, to trample, to stamp, to fulfill, Taiwan pr. [dao4]
- Pinyin
- dǎo
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 45777 of 2500
常
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surname Chang
- Pinyin
- Cháng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 1780 of 2500
袭
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(bound form) to raid; to attack, (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate, (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- Pinyin
- xí
- Traditional
- 襲
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 18137 of 2500
故
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happening, instance, reason, cause, intentional, former, old, friend, therefore, hence, (of people) to die, dead
- Pinyin
- gù
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 17793 of 2500