Definition
老办法 means 'old method' or 'old way of doing things' — it refers to a traditional, familiar, or outdated approach that has been used for a long time. You can use it neutrally (to describe a tried-and-true method) or critically (to suggest something is behind the times). It's a noun phrase, often appearing as the object of 用 ('use') or 是 ('is').
n
old methodold way of doing things
Examples
- 老办法。Yòng lǎo bàn fǎ jiějué zhège wèntí yǐjīng bù xíng le.Using the old method to solve this problem won't work anymore.
- 老办法，。Suīrán lǎo bàn fǎ bǐjiào màn, dàn hěn kěkào.Although the old method is slower, it's very reliable.
- 老办法。Tā zǒngshì bù kěn fàngqì lǎo bàn fǎ.He always refuses to give up the old way of doing things.
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