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重蹈覆辙
chóng​dǎo​fù​zhé

to repeat a past mistake

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  1. 重蹈 chóng​dǎo
    to repeat
    (literary) to repeat; to follow a path or behavior that has already proven to be a mistake or failure
  2. 覆辙 覆轍 fù​zhé noun
    a path leading to failure
    The tracks of an overturned cart; figuratively, a previous disastrous policy or a path that led to failure in the past. Often used in the idiom 重蹈覆辙 chóng​dǎo​fù​zhé.