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步人后尘
bù​rén​hòu​chén

to follow in someone's footsteps

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 步 bù noun
    to follow
    to follow in someone's footsteps; to imitate
  2. 人 rén nounpronoun
    other people
    other people; others; another person
  3. 后尘 後塵 hòu​chén
    someone's footsteps
    literary word for the dust raised by moving people or vehicles; used to describe following in someone's footsteps or trailing in their wake