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to follow in other people's footsteps

步人后尘
bù rén hòu chén
b+ù·4th toner+én·2nd toneh+òu·4th tonech+én·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to blindly follow suit (idiom) · to imitate slavishly · to do what everyone else is doing亦步亦趋yì bù yì qūto say what everyone says (idiom) · to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view · to follow the herd人云亦云rén yún yì yúnto copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) · slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature邯郸学步Hán dān xué bùconservative · to guard · to keep保守bǎo shǒu
Antonyms
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path · to break fresh ground别开生面bié kāi shēng miànto make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)标新立异biāo xīn lì yìto blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality独辟蹊径dú pì xī jìng
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