







蹈袭覆辙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repeat the same error”. To follow in the steps of a previous failure. Literally, “to follow the tracks of an overturned cart”.

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Open the tool →蹈袭覆辙 (dǎo xí fù zhé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repeat the same error”.
蹈袭覆辙 is pronounced dǎo xí fù zhé in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蹈袭覆辙 means “to follow the tracks of an overturned cart”. It is used to mean “to repeat the same error”.
重新走上翻过车的老路。比喻不吸取教训,再走失败的老路。