蹈常袭故
dǎo cháng xí gù
Pinyin

Definition

蹈常袭故
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dǎo cháng xí gù
  1. follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
  2. always the same routine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

常
Cháng
  1. 1 surname Chang
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary
经常
jīng cháng
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 constantly
  3. 3 regularly
  4. 4 often
  5. 5 day-to-day
  6. 6 everyday
  7. 7 daily
非常
fēi cháng
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 very much
  3. 3 unusual
  4. 4 extraordinary
世故
shì gù
  1. 1 the ways of the world
事故
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
家常
jiā cháng
  1. 1 the daily life of a family
家常菜
jiā cháng cài
  1. 1 home cooking
寻常
xún cháng
  1. 1 usual
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 ordinary
常客
cháng kè
  1. 1 frequent visitor
  2. 2 fig. sth that crops up frequently
常州
Cháng zhōu
  1. 1 Changzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
常常
cháng cháng
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 often
常年
cháng nián
  1. 1 all year round
  2. 2 for years on end
  3. 3 average year
常见
cháng jiàn
  1. 1 commonly seen
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 to see sth frequently
常规
cháng guī
  1. 1 code of conduct
  2. 2 conventions
  3. 3 common practice
  4. 4 routine (medical procedure etc)
常识
cháng shí
  1. 1 common sense
  2. 2 general knowledge
  3. 3 CL:門|门[mén]
平常
píng cháng
  1. 1 ordinary
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 usually
  4. 4 ordinarily
往常
wǎng cháng
  1. 1 usual
  2. 2 customary
故
gù
  1. 1 happening
  2. 2 instance
  3. 3 reason
  4. 4 cause
  5. 5 intentional
  6. 6 former
  7. 7 old
  8. 8 friend
  9. 9 therefore
  10. 10 hence
  11. 11 (of people) to die, dead

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
  1. 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
  1. 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
  1. 1 hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
  1. 1 to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
  1. 1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
明知故犯
míng zhī gù fàn
  1. 1 deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
  1. 1 the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
温故知新
wēn gù zhī xīn
  1. 1 to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
  2. 2 to recall the past to understand the future
温故而知新
wēn gù ér zhī xīn
  1. 1 to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
  2. 2 to recall the past to understand the future
无缘无故
wú yuán wú gù
  1. 1 no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for

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