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Simplfied Chinese
重蹈覆辙
Traditional Chinese
重蹈覆轍
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
chóng dǎo fù zhé
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
chung4 dou6 fuk1 chit3
Short definition to repeat a disastrous policy
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions to follow the track of an overturned cart (idiom)MDBG icon / to repeat a disastrous policyMDBG iconCantofish icon/
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: to follow the track of an overturned cart (idiom); to repeat a disastrous policy
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to follow the track of an overturned cart; to repeat a disastrous policy
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(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
一定要(yī dìng yào) absolutely must
确保(què bǎo) to ensure
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(hé) with
玛丽(mǎ lì) Mary or Marie (name)
不再(bù zài) no more
重蹈覆辙(chóng dǎo fù zhé) to repeat a disastrous policy
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

You have to make sure that Tom and Mary don't do that again.

听说(tīng shuō) hearsay
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
不会(bù huì) not able
重蹈覆辙(chóng dǎo fù zhé) to repeat a disastrous policy
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

I hear that Tom won't do that again.

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