邯郸学步 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to copy the way they walk in Handan
• slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature

Character by character

• 邯Hána district in Hebei province
• 郸dāna county in Hebei province
• 学xuélearning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to s
• 步bùwalk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress

Idioms sharing a character

• 不学无术 bù xué wú shù
• 不愧下学 bù kuì xià xué
• 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
• 品学兼优 pǐn xué jiān yōu
• 学以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng
• 学富五车 xué fù wǔ chē
• 学海泛舟 xué hǎi fàn zhōu
• 学海无涯 xué hǎi wú yá
• 学无止境 xué wú zhǐ jìng
• 才疏学浅 cái shū xué qiǎn

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