Definition
老路 literally means 'old road', but it is also used figuratively to mean 'the same old way' or 'a beaten track' — a familiar but often unproductive or outdated approach. In both senses it refers to something previously established.
n.
old roadbeaten trackthe same old way (figurative)
Examples
- 老路。Zhè tiáo lǎo lù yǐjīng hěn jiǔ méi rén zǒu le.This old road hasn't been used for a long time.
- ，。Wǒmen bù néng zǒu lǎo lù, yào chuàngxīn.We can't follow the beaten track; we need to innovate.
- ，。Tā zǒng ài zǒu lǎo lù, bú yuànyì chángshì xīn fāngfǎ.He always likes to take the old path and is unwilling to try new methods.
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