Definition

Examples

• 他说的那些话都是老调，没什么新意。
  Tā shuō de nàxiē huà dōu shì lǎo diào, méi shénme xīnyì.
  Everything he said was just a platitude, nothing new.
• 这篇论文不过是老调重弹，没有任何新观点。
  Zhè piān lùnwén búguò shì lǎo diào chóng tán, méiyǒu rènhé xīn guāndiǎn.
  This paper is just rehashing old clichés without any new ideas.
• 别总拿那些老调来糊弄听众了。
  Bié zǒng ná nàxiē lǎo diào lái hùnòng tīngzhòng le.
  Stop fooling the audience with those old platitudes.