







袭故蹈常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stick to old ways”. To follow established practices; to be conservative and uncreative; to follow the beaten path. Literally, “Follow the old and tread the usual”.

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Open the tool →袭故蹈常 (xí gù dǎo cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stick to old ways”.
袭故蹈常 is pronounced xí gù dǎo cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 袭故蹈常 means “Follow the old and tread the usual”. It is used to mean “to stick to old ways”.
袭:沿袭;故:老办法;蹈:踩,引伸为遵循;常:常规,老规矩。因循守旧,照老规矩办事。