恶心 惡心 è xīn bad habit / vicious habit / vice syn 养成 養成 yǎng chéng v. to cultivate / to raise / to form (a habit) / to acquire 小动作 小動作 xiǎo dòng zuò bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship syn 上瘾 上癮 shàng yǐn v. to get into a habit / to become addicted syn 惯性 慣性 guàn xìng n. (physics) inertia / (fig.) force of habit / tendency to do things in the accustomed way / habitual 染上 rǎn shàng to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit) syn 习性 習性 xí xìng character acquired through long habit / habits and properties syn 戒毒 jiè dú to kick a drug habit / to abstain from drugs 改掉 gǎi diào to correct (a bad habit etc) syn 恶习 惡習 è xí bad habit / vice syn 恶俗 惡俗 è sú bad habit / evil custom / vulgarity 戒除 jiè chú to quit / to give up (a bad habit) syn 穴居 xué jū to live in a cave / (of animals) to be of burrowing habit 积习 積習 jī xí old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice syn 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom) 习惯成自然 習慣成自然 xí guàn chéng zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature 旧习 舊習 jiù xí old habit / former custom syn 嗜痂之癖 shì jiā zhī pǐ (idiom) It describes an especially strange taste or habit. Originally, it referred to the habit of eating scabs. 恶癖 惡癖 è pǐ bad habit 戒绝 戒絕 jiè jué abstinence / to give up (a bad habit) 习惯自然 習慣自然 xí guàn zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 习惯若自然 習慣若自然 xí guàn ruò zì rán habit becomes nature (idiom) / get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 陈套 陳套 chén tào set pattern / old habit 痼习 痼習 gù xí inveterate habit syn 致瘾药物 致癮藥物 habit-forming drug 老谱 老譜 lǎo pǔ old ways / old habit 祓除 fú chú to exorcize (evil spirits) / to purify through ritual / to rid oneself of (a bad habit) 俭故能广 jiǎn gù néng guǎng (idiom) A habit of frugality enables one to become prosperous or increase one’s resources. 盘龙之癖 盤龍之癖 pán lóng zhī pǐ (idiom) The bad habit and vice of gambling. 少成若性 shào chéng ruò xìng (idiom) A habit formed in early childhood eventually seems natural, as though it were inborn. 习与性成 習與性成 xí yǔ xìng chéng (idiom) Repeated habits over a long period shape one’s character / habit becomes second nature. 习与体成 習與體成 xí yǔ tǐ chéng (idiom) A habit maintained over a long period eventually shapes a person's character. 习为故常 xí wéi gù cháng (idiom) When something is repeated often enough, it becomes a habit and is eventually treated as the normal rule, without causing surprise. 习若自然 習若自然 xí ruò zì rán (idiom) Once a habit is formed, it comes to seem natural. 嗜痂有癖 shì jiā yǒu pǐ (idiom) Originally, to have a habit of eating scabs. Later, to describe an unusual taste that has developed into an obsession. 安于所习 ān yú suǒ xí (idiom) To become accustomed to what one knows, allowing habit to impose itself and preventing adaptability. 安其所习 安其所習 ān qí suǒ xí (idiom) To remain attached to what one is accustomed to, under the constraining influence of habit. 宿疾难医 sù jí nán yī (idiom) A long-standing illness is difficult to cure. Figuratively, a deeply ingrained bad habit is difficult to change. 循常习故 循常習故 xún cháng xí gù (idiom) To follow old rules and established precedents. The expression describes a conservative attitude that clings to habit and resists adaptation. 怨天忧人 怨天憂人 yuàn tiān yóu rén (idiom) To resent fate and blame other people. It describes the habit of attributing every setback to circumstances or to others instead of taking responsibility. 故态复作 gù tài fù zuò (idiom) An old habit or fault reappears. The expression means that someone’s former bad tendencies have resurfaced. 日以为常 rì yǐ wéi cháng (idiom) To do something regularly until it becomes a habit or an established practice. 极重不反 極重不反 jí zhòng bù fǎn (idiom) Describes a custom, habit, abuse, or situation that has become deeply entrenched and difficult to change. It is used negatively. 相沿成俗 xiāng yán chéng sú (idiom) To pass down a practice through imitation until it becomes a custom or collective habit. 积习相沿 積習相沿 jī xí xiāng yán (idiom) A habit formed over a long period is passed down and perpetuated. 积重不反 積重不反 jī zhòng bù fǎn (idiom) It refers to a way of thinking, habit, or style that has developed over a long period and become very difficult to change. 积重不返 積重不返 jī zhòng bù fǎn (idiom) Describes a way of thinking, a style, or a habit formed over a long period and therefore very difficult to change. It is equivalent to “积重难返”. 积重难反 積重難反 jī zhòng nán fǎn (idiom) A way of thinking, style, or habit formed over a long period is difficult to change. The expression emphasizes the force of deeply entrenched habits. 穿靴戴帽 chuān xuē dài mào (idiom) Refers to the way or habit of wearing clothes, shoes, and headwear. 