积重难返

Traditional: 積重難返

jī zhòng nán fǎn

Dictionary entry

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

What does 积重难返 mean?

积重难返 (jī zhòng nán fǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

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积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up · (math.) product (the result of multiplication)重chóngto repeat · repetition 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 返fǎnto return (to)

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积重难返

jī zhòng nán fǎn

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