字 Chinese Character Wiki Wiki
Log in
  • Home
  • Search
  • Articles
  • Lists
  • Recent Changes
  • My Edits
  • Character Builder
Preferences
Theme
Characters
Phonetic
  • Dong Chinese
Read Edit View history
積重難返
jī​zhòng​nán​fǎn

bad habits die hard

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

积重难返/ 積重難返 jī​zhòng​nán​fǎn bad habits die hard

long-standing habits or deep-rooted problems are difficult to change; ingrained bad practices are hard to overcome

References

synonym 积习难改/積習難改 → 积重难返/積重難返
CC BY-SA 4.0 Data licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0