重蹈

chóngdǎo

verb

Meanings

1 to repeat (a mistake)
2 to follow (an ill-advised path again)

Characters

to step on / tread

Examples

HSK 5

他警告我们别重蹈他的错误。

Tā jǐnggào wǒmen bié chóngdǎo tā de cuòwù.

He warned us not to retread his mistakes.

HSK 7-9

我们不能重蹈覆辙。

Wǒmen bùnéng chóngdǎofùzhé.

We must not repeat the same mistake.

Tips

usage

Almost always appears in 重蹈覆辙 (chóngdǎo fùzhé) - 'follow the same overturned wheel-tracks (idiom): repeat past mistakes'. Rarely used standalone.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

蹈 dǎo