1 sentence for 循规蹈矩 (xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ — follow inflexibly)

1. 如果在艺术创作中只是一味地循规蹈矩，就很难有真正的突破。

   rú​guǒ zài yì​shù chuàng​zuò zhōng zhǐ​shì yī​wèi de xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ, jiù hěn nán yǒu zhēn​zhèng de tū​pò.

   If one only follows convention in artistic creation, it's hard to have a real breakthrough.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary