步人後塵
bù​rén​hòu​chén

to follow in someone's footsteps

  • created reference approved 步人后尘/步人後塵 → 步后尘/步後塵 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步人后尘 / 步人後塵 bù​rén​hòu​chén

    步后尘 / 步後塵 bù​hòu​chén

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  • created reference approved 步人后尘/步人後塵 → 追随骥尾/追隨驥尾 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步人后尘 / 步人後塵 bù​rén​hòu​chén

    追随骥尾 / 追隨驥尾 zhuī​suí​jì​wěi

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  • created reference approved 步人后尘/步人後塵 → 拾人牙慧 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步人后尘 / 步人後塵 bù​rén​hòu​chén

    拾人牙慧 shí​rén​yá​huì

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  • created reference approved 步人后尘/步人後塵 → 标新立异/標新立異 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步人后尘 / 步人後塵 bù​rén​hòu​chén

    标新立异 / 標新立異 biāo​xīn​lì​yì

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  • created reference approved 步人后尘/步人後塵 → 不甘落后/不甘落後 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步人后尘 / 步人後塵 bù​rén​hòu​chén

    不甘落后 / 不甘落後 bù​gān​luò​hòu

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  • created reference approved 步人后尘/步人後塵 → 立异标新/立異標新 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步人后尘 / 步人後塵 bù​rén​hòu​chén

    立异标新 / 立異標新 lì​yì​biāo​xīn

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  • created sense approved 步人后尘/步人後塵 · bù​rén​hòu​chén · to follow in someone's footsteps — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步人后尘 / 步人後塵

    bù​rén​hòu​chén

    to follow in someone's footsteps

    To follow in others' footsteps; to trail along behind someone or imitate their work without originality

    步 (literal) → 步 · bù · to follow 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 后尘 (literal) → 后尘/後塵 · hòu​chén · someone's footsteps

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