積重難返 jī zhòng nán fǎn

Deep problems hard to change or reverse

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
積 jī
to accumulate; to amass; to store
重 zhòng HSK 3
heavy; to attach importance to; serious
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
返 fǎn HSK 5
to return (to)