陈词滥调 (chén cí làn diào) — cliché, platitude, hackneyed expression

Definition

Beispiele

• 这篇演讲稿全是陈词滥调，没有一句新意。
  Zhè piān yǎn jiǎng gǎo quán shì chén cí làn diào, méi yǒu yí jù xīn yì.
  This speech draft is full of clichés — not a single original line.
• 他的文章总是使用陈词滥调，读起来很没意思。
  Tā de wén zhāng zǒng shì shǐ yòng chén cí làn diào, dú qǐ lái hěn méi yì si.
  His articles always use clichés, making them boring to read.
• 媒体评论里充满了政治家的陈词滥调。
  Méi tǐ píng lùn lǐ chōng mǎn le zhèng zhì jiā de chén cí làn diào.
  The media commentary is filled with politicians' clichés.