老生常谈

老生常谈老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 saang1 soeng4 taam4

  • an old observation (idiom)
  • a truism
  • banal comments

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Practice writing

Draw 老 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 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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