故技 (gù jì) — old trick; same old trick (often in the phrase 故技重施)
Definition
A set phrase noun meaning 'an old trick' someone pulls again, almost always in the chengyu 故技重施 ('repeating the same old trick').
noun
old tricksame old trick (often in the phrase 故技重施)
Examples
- 故技，。Tā zhè cì yòu yòng le nà ge gù jì, zhēn shì méi yì si.He used that old trick again, it's really boring.
- 故技。Bié yǐ wéi nǐ de gù jì hái néng piàn rén.Don't think your old trick can still fool people.
- 故技。Zhè zhǒng gù jì yǐ jīng guò shí le.This kind of old trick is already outdated.
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