步人後塵 bù rén hòu chén

to follow in other people's footsteps

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to follow in other people's footsteps

Characters

Character Meaning
步 bù HSK 2
walk; a step; a pace
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
後 hòu
behind; after; later
塵 chén
dust; dirt; earth