chóng dǎo fù zhé
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  • derogfollow the same old road to ruin; repeat the mistake (of); drift into the same rut

    • tā fù mǔ lí hūn le tā bù xiǎng zài chóng dǎo fù zhé

      父母离婚重蹈覆辙

      His parents got divorced and he didn't want to repeat the mistake of their marriage.

    • yào cóng guò qù de cuò wù zhōng xī qǔ jiào xùn yǐ fáng zhǐ chóng dǎo fù zhé

      过去错误吸取教训防止重蹈覆辙

      One should learn from past mistakes so as to avoid falling into the same old trap again.

    • wǒ tí xǐng tā bù yào chóng dǎo fù zhé

      提醒重蹈覆辙

      I warned her not to repeat her past mistakes.

    • tā jué xīn bù huì chóng dǎo fù zhé

      决心重蹈覆辙

      He was determined that the same mistakes would not be repeated.

Word usage

  • Note
    "覆" cannot be written as "复".