- 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
Characters
- 重 (重): to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer
- 蹈 (蹈): to tread on; to trample; to stamp; to fulfill; Taiwan pr. [dao4]
- 覆 (覆): to cover; to overflow; to overturn; to capsize
- 辙 (轍): rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]); (coll.) the direction of traffic; a rhyme (of a song, poem etc); (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way; idea
Resources
- Wiktionary: 重蹈覆辙
- MDBG: 重蹈覆辙
- Examples with 重蹈覆辙 on Tatoeba
Examples
无视历史的人往往会重蹈覆辙。
你一定要确保汤姆和玛丽不再重蹈覆辙了。
听说汤姆不会重蹈覆辙了。