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套话 (tào huà) — formulaic talk, polite conventional expressions, platitudes

Definition

套话 (tào huà) is 'stock phrases' — polite but hollow expressions used out of habit, often carrying negative judgment that the speaker is being insincere or evasive.

noun
formulaic talkpolite conventional expressionsplatitudes

Examples

  • ，套话。
    Zài zhèng shì chǎng hé, shuō xiē tào huà kě yǐ bì miǎn gān gà.
    In formal occasions, saying some polite conventional phrases can avoid awkwardness.
  • 套话，。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng chōng mǎn le tào huà, méi yǒu rèn hé shí zhì nèi róng.
    His speech was full of platitudes, without any substantive content.
  • 套话。
    Bú yào yòng nà xiē lǎo tào huà lái fū yǎn wǒ.
    Don't fob me off with those old clichés.
Appears in
Communication & Speech

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