Definition
后尘 is a noun that literally means 'the dust raised by someone walking ahead'. It is almost exclusively used in the idiomatic phrase 步…后尘 (bù … hòu chén), which means 'to follow in someone's footsteps' — often implying repeating the same mistakes or undesirable path. For example, 步他的后尘 means 'to follow his (failed) example'.
n.
(lit.) the wake or footsteps of someone (used in the idiom 步…后尘 'to follow in someone's footsteps')
Examples
- 后尘，。Tā bù xiǎng bù tā fùqīn de hòu chén, suǒyǐ xuǎnzé le bùtóng de zhíyè.He did not want to follow in his father's footsteps, so he chose a different career.
- 后尘。Hěn duō gōngsī dōu bù le nà jiā shībài gōngsī de hòu chén.Many companies followed in the footsteps of that failed company.
- ，后尘。Nǐ yào xīqǔ jiàoxun, bú yào bù tā de hòu chén.You should learn from the lesson and not follow in his footsteps.
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