邯郸学步 in English Han2 dan1 xue2 bu4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

邯 郸 学 步

Traditional Characters

邯 鄲 學 步

Pinyin

Han2 dan1 xue2 bu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

邯han2name of a district in Hebei 郸dan1name of a district in Hebei 学xue2to learn 步bu4surname Bu