套路 (tào lù) — (martial arts/sports) set routine of moves; (colloquial) trick, ploy, routine (often with negative connotation)
Definition
In martial arts (武术), 套路 means a fixed sequence of practiced moves. In everyday speech it means a predictable ploy or "script" someone uses to manipulate you — more cynical than 技巧.
noun
(martial arts/sports) set routine of moves(colloquial) trickployroutine (often with negative connotation)
Examples
- 套路。Zhè ge quán fǎ de tào lù wǒ yǐ jīng liàn le shí nián le.I've practiced this martial arts routine for ten years.
- ，套路。Bié xìn tā shuō de, nà quán shì tào lù.Don't believe what he says — that's all a trick.
- ，套路。Tā yuē nǐ chī fàn kàn diàn yǐng, jiù shì pǔ tōng de tào lù.Him asking you to dinner and a movie is just the usual routine.
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