邯郸学步

hán dān xué bù

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

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Child Words of 邯郸学步

• 学 学 xué: to learn
• 步 步 bù: a step
• 学步 学步 xué bù: to learn to walk
• 邯 邯 hán: name of a district in Hebei
• 邯郸 邯郸 hán dān: Handan prefecture-level city in Hebei
• 郸 郸 dān: name of a district in Hebei