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积重难返

jīzhòngnánfǎn

Traditional: 積重難返

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

Character Breakdown

积
jī
to store up, to amass, to accumulate
HSK 4
重
zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
HSK 3
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3
返
fǎn
to restore, to return, to revert to
HSK 5

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