重蹈覆辙

重蹈覆辙重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo zhé ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3

  • lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)
  • fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past
  • to repeat a disastrous mistake

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 听说汤姆不会重蹈覆辙了。 I hear Tom won't do that again.
  • 你一定要确保汤姆和玛丽不再重蹈覆辙了。 You have to make sure that Tom and Mary don't do that again.

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