蹈袭前人 — “To follow in the footsteps of one's predecessors without innovation”
蹈袭前人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow in the footsteps of one's predecessors without innovation”. To slavishly imitate what others have done before. Literally, “tread and copy predecessors”.
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More idioms starting with 蹈
- dǎo蹈rén人jiù旧zhé辙follow in others' old footsteps
- dǎo蹈rén仁lǚ履yì义adhere to benevolence and righteousness
- dǎo蹈qí其fù覆zhé辙repeat the same mistakes
- dǎo蹈rèn刃bù不xuán旋face danger bravely without flinching
- dǎo蹈lì厉zhī之zhì志spirit of vigorous endeavor
- dǎo蹈lì厉fā发yáng扬Advance with vigor and spirit
- dǎo蹈lì厉fèn奋fā发act with vigor and determination
- dǎo蹈cháng常xí习gù故stick to old ways
- dǎo蹈cháng常xí袭gù故follow old routines and customs
- dǎo蹈gù故xí习cháng常stick to old ways
- dǎo蹈jī机wò握zhù杼control crucial mechanisms
- dǎo蹈tāng汤fù赴huǒ火brave any danger or difficulty
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What does 蹈袭前人 mean?
蹈袭前人 (dǎo xí qián rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow in the footsteps of one's predecessors without innovation”.
How do you pronounce 蹈袭前人?
蹈袭前人 is pronounced dǎo xí qián rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蹈袭前人 literally mean?
Literally, 蹈袭前人 means “tread and copy predecessors”. It is used to mean “to follow in the footsteps of one's predecessors without innovation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蹈袭前人?
蹈袭：因袭，沿用。因袭前人，缺乏创新。