dǎo

literary
formal

Meaning of 蹈袭

蹈袭 means to follow old precedents; to imitate slavishly; to be unoriginal. Pronounced dǎo xí.

  • to follow old precedents; to imitate slavishly; to be unoriginal

Definitions & Examples

shù
chuàng
zuò
guì
zài
chuàng
xīn
 
qiè
dǎo
qián
rén
 

The value of artistic creation lies in innovation; one must avoid slavishly imitating predecessors.

de
lùn
wén
háo
xīn
 
guò
shì
dǎo
jiù
shuō
 

His thesis has no originality; it merely follows old theories.

shǐ
shàng
yīn
zhèng
dǎo
zhé
ér
shī
bài
de
zi
jiē
shì
 

Throughout history, examples of failure due to policies retreading old steps are numerous.

men
yīng
kāi
tuò
xīn
 
ér
fēi
wèi
dǎo
chén
guī
 

We should blaze new trails instead of blindly following old conventions.