老生常谈 meaning in English
an old observation (idiom); a truism
Traditional 老生常談32 strokes
Meaning of 老生常谈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lǎoshēngchángtán
- an old observation (idiom)
- a truism
- banal comments
老生常谈 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
今天的激进也许是明天的老生常谈。
What's radical today may be cliché tomorrow.
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老 lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a per… · 6 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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常 cháng · always · 11 strokes
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谈 tán · to speak · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 老生常谈.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 常常 | chángcháng | frequently; often |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
Questions about 老生常谈
What does 老生常谈 mean?
老生常谈 (lǎoshēngchángtán) means "an old observation (idiom); a truism".
How do you write 老生常谈?
老生常谈 is made of 4 characters: 老 (6 strokes), 生 (5 strokes), 常 (11 strokes), 谈 (10 strokes). That is 32 strokes in total.
How is 老生常谈 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 老生常谈 is written 老生常談.