"reinvent the wheel" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 重新發明輪子

Definition

浪費時間或精力去做已經存在的事，而不是利用現有的解決方案。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式說法，常用來勸告他人不要重複已有方案。常見於商業、技術或團體合作場合，通常帶有否定或勸告意思。

Examples

We don't need to reinvent the wheel; let's use the existing program.

我們沒必要**重新發明輪子**，用現成的程式吧。

Don't reinvent the wheel when there's an easier way.

有更簡單的方法時，不要**重新發明輪子**。

The team tried to reinvent the wheel instead of following the manual.

團隊試圖**重新發明輪子**，而不是照說明書做。

Why reinvent the wheel when you can just download a free template?

你何必要**重新發明輪子**？直接下載免費範本不是更好？

I told him not to reinvent the wheel, but he wanted to build it from scratch.

我跟他說別**重新發明輪子**了，但他還是想從頭開始做。

If it already works, there's no need to reinvent the wheel just to be different.

如果已經可行，就沒必要為了與眾不同而**重新發明輪子**。