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hackneyed
trite
unoriginal
stale
Scientists suggest that, for a first date to be a success, you should forget the old-fashioned romantic dinner and head instead for the funfair.
Old-fashioned sexist attitudes are still common.

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Open the tool →老套 (lǎo tào) means “clichéd, hackneyed, trite, unoriginal”.
老套 is pronounced lǎo tào in Mandarin Chinese.
“clichéd” is 老套 (lǎo tào) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 老套, each with pinyin and an English translation.