老样子
lǎo yàng zi
Pinyin

Definition

老样子
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lǎo yàng zi
  1. old situation
  2. things as they were

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ér zi
  1. 1 son
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
hái zi
  1. 1 child
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
Lǎo zǐ
  1. 1 Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2 the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
lǎo jiā
  1. 1 native place
  2. 2 place of origin
  3. 3 home state or region
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛,攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
  1. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子报仇,十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold

Sample Sentences

哎,只有我还是老样子。
āi ,zhǐyǒu wǒ háishì lǎoyàngzi 。
Agh, I'm the only one who's still the same as always.
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太期待了!老样子,我会准备爆米花跟小点心,时间到自动出现在你家客厅。
tài qīdài le !lǎoyàngzi ,wǒ huì zhǔnbèi bàomǐhuā gēn xiǎo diǎnxīn ,shíjiān dào zìdòng chūxiàn zài nǐ jiā kètīng 。
I'm really looking forward to it! The same as always, I'll prepare popcorn and snacks, and when the time comes I'll let myself in to your sitting room.
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我还是老样子。每天上班、加班、下班。没什么意思,可能一辈子都要这样了。
wǒ háishi lǎoyàngzi 。měitiān shàngbān 、jiābān 、xiàbān 。méi shénme yìsi ,kěnéng yībèizi dōu yào zhèyàng le 。
Same as always. Every day I go to work, work overtime, then go home. It's meaningless, and maybe my whole life will be this way.
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再隔一个礼拜,老样子,打电话谈工作。但可以开始给她带点水果什么的。千万不要多,点到即止。
zài gé yī ge lǐbài ,lǎoyàngzi ,dǎ diànhuà tán gōngzuò 。dàn kěyǐ kāishǐ gěi tā dài diǎn shuǐguǒ shénme de 。qiānwàn bùyào duō ,diǎndàojízhǐ 。
A week later, do the same thing. Give her a call and talk about work. But, now you can start to bring her some fruits and things. However, don't give her too much. Don't go overboard.
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老样子。你们先看一下菜单,我一会儿回来。
lǎoyàngzi 。nǐmen xiān kàn yīxià càidān ,wǒ yīhuìr5 huílai 。
Same as always. You guys first take a look at the menu, I'll be back in a minute.
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