故技重施 gùjìchóngshī to be up to one's old tricks Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 故技 gùjì old trick (bound form) old tricks or tactics; the same old way of doing things. It is now more commonly written as 故伎 gùjì.重 chóng adverb again once more; anew; re-施 shī nounverb to carry out to carry out; to put into effect; to execute