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Home / Idiom / 蹈常袭故

follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut · always the same routine

蹈常袭故
dǎo cháng xí gù
d+ǎo·3rd tonech+áng·2nd tonex+í·2nd toneg+ù·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
hidebound by convention (idiom)墨守成规mò shǒu chéng guī(idiom) to continue in the same old rut · diehard conservative attitudes因循守旧yīn xún shǒu jiùstuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas · stagnating and conservative故步自封gù bù zì fēnglit. Xiao's governance followed by Cao (idiom) · fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor · to follow precedent萧规曹随Xiāo guī Cáo suíconservative · to guard · to keep保守bǎo shǒu
Antonyms
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate除旧布新chú jiù bù xīnto discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate革故鼎新gé gù dǐng xīnto blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality独辟蹊径dú pì xī jìngto make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)标新立异biāo xīn lì yì
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