Chinese word dictionary

覆辙

fù zhé · the tracks of a cart that overturned; (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past

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Word information

Simplified覆辙

Traditional覆轍

Pinyinfù zhé

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Character breakdown

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覆fù

to cover; to overturn; to repeat; to reply

辙zhé

track, rut; stuck in a rut

How to learn 覆辙

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覆盖fùgài

to cover

颠覆diānfù

to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert

翻来覆去fānlái-fùqù

to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again

翻天覆地fāntiān-fùdì

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head

没辙méizhé

at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out

南辕北辙nányuán-běizhé

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)