重蹈覆辙

Traditional: 重蹈覆轍

chóng dǎo fù zhé

Dictionary entry

lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)

What does 重蹈覆辙 mean?

重蹈覆辙 (chóng dǎo fù zhé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)

2fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past

3to repeat a disastrous mistake

Character breakdown

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重chóngto repeat · repetition 蹈dǎoto tread on · to trample 覆fùto cover · to overflow 辙zhérut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) · (coll.) the direction of traffic

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