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imitate others slavishly only to lose one's own individuality and attributes

hán dān xué bù

邯 郸 学 步

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derogimitate others slavishly only to lose one's own individuality and attributes
- wǒ men zuò shì děi yǒu zì jǐ de fāng fǎ bù néng hán dān xué bù
  我们做事得有自己的方法，不能邯郸学步。
  We should have our only methods when doing things, and shouldn't imitate others mechanically.
synonym
dōng shī xiào pín东施效颦 yīng wǔ xué shé鹦鹉学舌 shòu líng shī bù寿陵失步 hán dān pú fú邯郸匍匐
antonym
dú pì xī jìng独辟蹊径

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