俗套 (sú tào) — conventional pattern; cliché; stale formula

Definition

Examples

• 这部电影没有落入俗套，情节很新颖。
  Zhè bù diàn yǐng méi yǒu luò rù sú tào, qíng jié hěn xīn yǐng.
  This movie didn't fall into clichés; the plot is very original.
• 他的演讲全是俗套，听得大家昏昏欲睡。
  Tā de yǎn jiǎng quán shì sú tào, tīng dé dà jiā hūn hūn yù shuì.
  His speech was full of conventional patterns, making everyone drowsy.
• 写文章要尽量避免那些老俗套。
  Xiě wén zhāng yào jǐn liàng bì miǎn nà xiē lǎo sú tào.
  When writing articles, try to avoid those old clichés.