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重蹈覆轍

chóngdǎofùzhé

ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ

Simplified 重蹈覆辙

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

聽說湯姆不會重蹈覆轍了。

tīngshuō Tāngmǔ búhuì chóngdǎofùzhé le

I hear Tom won't do that again.

Keep 重蹈覆轍 and it comes back until you know it.

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