蹈袭前人 | follow in predecessors' footsteps

dǎo蹈xí袭qián前rén人

To follow in the footsteps of one's predecessors without innovation; to slavishly imitate what others have done before.

在艺术创作中，如果一味蹈袭前人，就很难形成自己的风格。

In artistic creation, if one merely copies predecessors, it's hard to form one's own style.

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