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亦步亦趋

亦步亦趨
yìbùyìqū
idiom #44,629

Meanings

  1. 1 to follow each step slavishly
  2. 2 to imitate someone in everything
  3. 3 to blindly do what others do

Examples

他对老板的话亦步亦趋，从不反对。
Tā duì lǎobǎn de huà yìbùyìqū, cóng bù fǎnduì.
He follows the boss's every word slavishly and never disagrees.
做研究要有自己的思考，不能亦步亦趋。
Zuò yánjiū yào yǒu zìjǐ de sīkǎo, bùnéng yìbùyìqū.
Research requires independent thinking — you can't just imitate others step for step.
小狗亦步亦趋地跟在主人后面。
Xiǎogǒu yìbùyìqū de gēn zài zhǔrén hòumiàn.
The puppy followed at its owner's heels, matching every step.

Tips

history
From 《庄子·田子方》: a disciple complains 夫子步亦步，夫子趋亦趋 — when you walk I walk, when you trot I trot — but I can never catch up. Originally about admiration, now usually critical.
memory
亦 = also; 步 = walk; 趋 = run. 'Also walk, also run' — copying every move.

Stroke Order

亦 yì
步 bù
趋 qū