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邯郸学步

Hán dān xué bù

4-character word Traditional 邯鄲學步

What 邯郸学步 means

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

The characters in 邯郸学步

• 邯hánused in 邯郸
• 郸dānused in place names 邯郸
• 学xuéto learn; to study; to imitate
• 步bùa step; a pace; walk

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