蹈常袭故 dǎochángxígù to follow the same old path Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 蹈 dǎo to follow to follow a path or rule; to fulfill; to carry out常 cháng law (literary) law; rule; regular pattern袭 襲 xí to follow (bound form) to carry on as before; to follow a set pattern or tradition, as in 沿袭 yánxí故 gù noun former (bound form) original; former; old; previous