老路 (lǎo lù) — old road; beaten track; the same old way (figurative)
Definition
Literally 'old road', but at HSK 7 it usually means the figurative 'beaten track' — the same old way of doing things. Pairs with 走 (走老路) to mean sticking to old habits.
noun
old roadbeaten trackthe same old way (figurative)
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 老路。Zhè tiáo lǎo lù yǐ jīng hěn jiǔ méi rén zǒu le.This old road hasn't been used for a long time.
- ，。Wǒ men bù néng zǒu lǎo lù, yào chuàng xīn.We can't follow the beaten track; we need to innovate.
- ，。Tā zǒng ài zǒu lǎo lù, bú yuàn yì cháng shì xīn fāng fǎ.He always likes to take the old path and is unwilling to try new methods.
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