To blindly follow or imitate someone else's actions or opinions, often due to a lack of independent thought or a desire to flatter.
小明在课堂讨论中，总是对老师的观点亦步亦趋，很少提出自己的独特见解。
During class discussions, Xiao Ming always blindly follows the teacher's opinions, rarely offering his own unique insights.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
During the Spring and Autumn period, Confucius, the great thinker from the State of Lu, widely accepted disciples, teaching and lecturing.
Among his more than three thousand students, his favorite was Yan Hui.
Yan Hui was content with poverty and devoted to learning, diligently imitating Confucius in every action.
He once said to Confucius, 'Master walks, I walk; Master hurries, I hurry; Master gallops, I gallop; but when Master dashes off and leaves the dust behind, I can only stare after him in bewilderment.'
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