Definition
刻板 originally meant 'to cut blocks for printing' (a literal verb-object phrase), but in modern Chinese it is far more common as an adjective meaning 'rigid, stereotyped, inflexible'. It frequently appears in the compound 刻板印象 ('stereotype') and describes thinking, behavior, or expressions that are unoriginal and fixed. As a verb-object (v.o.), the literal separable usage (e.g., 刻了板) is rare and mostly historical.
v.o.
stereotypedrigidinflexible
Examples
- 刻板。Hěn duō guǎnggào dōu chōngmǎn xìngbié kè bǎn yìnxiàng.Many advertisements are full of gender stereotypes.
- 刻板，。Tā de sīwéi tài kè bǎn le, bù kěn jiēshòu xīn xiǎngfǎ.His thinking is too rigid; he refuses to accept new ideas.
- 刻板。Lǎoshī tíxǐng wǒmen yào bìmiǎn kè bǎn de jiàoxué fāngfǎ.The teacher reminded us to avoid stereotyped teaching methods.
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