重蹈覆辙 (chóng dào fù zhé) — to repeat the same mistake; to follow the same disastrous road again

Definition

Examples

• 他上次投资失败，这次又重蹈覆辙，真是让人担心。
  Tā shàng cì tóu zī shī bài, zhè cì yòu chóng dào fù zhé, zhēn shì ràng rén dān xīn.
  He failed in his last investment, and now he's repeating the same mistake — really worrisome.
• 历史教训告诉我们，不能重蹈覆辙。
  Lì shǐ jiào xùn gào sù wǒ men, bù néng chóng dào fù zhé.
  Historical lessons tell us not to repeat the same mistakes.
• 公司管理层重蹈覆辙，没有吸取上次失败的教训。
  Gōng sī guǎn lǐ céng chóng dào fù zhé, méi yǒu xī qǔ shàng cì shī bài de jiào xùn.
  The company's management followed the same disastrous path, failing to learn from the last failure.