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邯郸学步

Hándānxuébù

Traditional: 邯鄲學步

to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) / slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature

Noun

Character Breakdown

邯
hán
a district in Hebei province
郸
dān
a county in Hebei province
学
xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
HSK 1
步
bù
walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
HSK 2

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