積重難返 — ji1 zhong4 nan2 fan3 — Chinese Dictionary

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積

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難

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Definitions4 characters

ji¹ zhong⁴ nan² fan³

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

積

重

難

返

As word

1

ji¹

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

2

zhong⁴

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

3

nan²

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard

4

fan³

ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard