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重蹈覆辙 meaning in English

chóngdǎofùzhé

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

Traditional 重蹈覆轍60 strokes

Meaning of 重蹈覆辙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

重蹈覆辙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

听tīng说shuō汤tāng姆mǔ不bú会huì重chóng蹈dǎo覆fù辙zhé了le。
I hear Tom won't do that again.
你nǐ一yí定dìng要yào确què保bǎo汤tāng姆mǔ和hé玛mǎ丽lì不bù再zài重chóng蹈dǎo覆fù辙zhé了le。
You have to make sure that Tom and Mary don't do that again.

Stroke order for each character

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重 zhòng · heavy · 9 strokes

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蹈 dǎo · to dance · 17 strokes

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覆 fù · to cover · 18 strokes

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辙 zhé · track · 16 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 重蹈覆辙.

重要zhòngyàoimportant; significant; major
重新chóngxīnagain; once more; re-
重复chóngfùto repeat; to duplicate
重点zhòngdiǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
重视zhòngshìto attach importance to sth; to value
重大zhòngdàgreat; important
严重yánzhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
重量zhòngliàngweight
体重tǐzhòngbody weight
沉重chénzhòngheavy; hard
尊重zūnzhòngto esteem; to respect
注重zhùzhòngto pay attention to; to emphasize

Questions about 重蹈覆辙

What does 重蹈覆辙 mean?

重蹈覆辙 (chóngdǎofùzhé) means "lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom); fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past".

How do you write 重蹈覆辙?

重蹈覆辙 is made of 4 characters: 重 (9 strokes), 蹈 (17 strokes), 覆 (18 strokes), 辙 (16 strokes). That is 60 strokes in total.

How is 重蹈覆辙 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 重蹈覆辙 is written 重蹈覆轍.