老生常谈
lǎo shēng cháng tán
Pinyin

Definition

老生常谈
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lǎo shēng cháng tán
  1. an old observation (idiom)
  2. a truism
  3. banal comments

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
女生
nu:3 shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
常
Cháng
  1. 1 surname Chang
生
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
生活
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
经常
jīng cháng
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 constantly
  3. 3 regularly
  4. 4 often
  5. 5 day-to-day
  6. 6 everyday
  7. 7 daily
老
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  10. 10 outdated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
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
非常
fēi cháng
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 very much
  3. 3 unusual
  4. 4 extraordinary
一生
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
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
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
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
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你们真是年轻有为，不过，别怪我老生常谈，实现自我价值固然重要，也别忽略了身体健康，毕竟身体是革命的本钱呀！
nǐmen zhēn shì niánqīngyǒuwéi ，bùguò ，bié guài wǒ lǎoshēng cháng tán ，shíxiàn zìwǒ jiàzhí gùrán zhòngyào ，yě bié hūlüè le shēntǐ jiànkāng ，bìjìng shēntǐ shì gémìng de běnqián ya ！
You really are a young up-and-comer, but don't hold against me if I spout some cliches. Self realization really is important, and don't ignore the value of your health, one's body is one's best asset in a revolution!
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谢谢谢谢！老生常谈了。郑教授这次会议要发表什么主题的论文呢？
xièxie xièxie ！lǎoshēngchángtán le 。Zhèng jiàoshòu zhècì huìyì yào fābiǎo shénme zhǔtí de lùnwén ne ？
Thanks! It's really nothing new. What is the topic of the paper you'll be presenting at this conference, Professor Zheng?
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是啊，这又是老生常谈的婚姻观念的问题了，是选择差距悬殊的所谓真爱，还是选择门当户对的感情。
shì a ，zhè yòu shì lǎoshēngchángtán de hūnyīn guānniàn de wèntí le ，shì xuǎnzé chājù xuán shū de suǒwèi zhēn ài ，háishì xuǎnzé méndānghùduì de gǎnqíng 。
Yes, this is a commonly acknowledged problem with the concept of marriage, the choice between true love across the poverty gap, or choosing a relationship with someone from a similar socioeconomic background.
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