陈词滥调
chén cí làn diào
Pinyin

Definition

陈词滥调
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chén cí làn diào
  1. cliché
  2. commonplace
  3. truism
  4. stereotype

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下调
xià diào
  1. 1 to demote
  2. 2 to pass down to a lower unit
低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
协调
xié tiáo
  1. 1 to coordinate
  2. 2 to harmonize
  3. 3 to fit together
  4. 4 to match (colors etc)
  5. 5 harmonious
  6. 6 concerted
单词
dān cí
  1. 1 word
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
强调
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
情调
qíng diào
  1. 1 sentiment
  2. 2 tone and mood
  3. 3 taste
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
歌词
gē cí
  1. 1 song lyric
  2. 2 lyrics
泛滥
fàn làn
  1. 1 to be in flood
  2. 2 to overflow (the banks)
  3. 3 to inundate
  4. 4 to spread unchecked
空调
kōng tiáo
  1. 1 air conditioning
  2. 2 air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
台词
tái cí
  1. 1 an actor's lines
  2. 2 dialogue
  3. 3 Taiwanese word
色调
sè diào
  1. 1 hue
  2. 2 tone
蓝调
lán diào
  1. 1 blues (music)
词
cí
  1. 1 word
  2. 2 statement
  3. 3 speech
  4. 4 lyrics
  5. 5 CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个[gè]
  6. 6 a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Sòng cháo]
  7. 7 CL:首[shǒu]
调
diào
  1. 1 to transfer
  2. 2 to move (troops or cadres)
  3. 3 to investigate
  4. 4 to enquire into
  5. 5 accent
  6. 6 view
  7. 7 argument
  8. 8 key (in music)
  9. 9 mode (music)
  10. 10 tune
  11. 11 tone
  12. 12 melody
调味
tiáo wèi
  1. 1 seasoning
  2. 2 condiment
  3. 3 flavoring
  4. 4 dressing
  5. 5 essences
调戏
tiáo xì
  1. 1 to take liberties with a woman
  2. 2 to dally
  3. 3 to assail a woman with obscenities
调控
tiáo kòng
  1. 1 to regulate
  2. 2 to control
调整
tiáo zhěng
  1. 1 to adjust
  2. 2 adjustment
  3. 3 revision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
调料
tiáo liào
  1. 1 condiment
  2. 2 seasoning
  3. 3 flavoring

Idioms (20)

不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
  1. 1 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
各执一词
gè zhí yī cí
  1. 1 each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
含糊其词
hán hú qí cí
  1. 1 to equivocate
  2. 2 to talk evasively (idiom)
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
  1. 1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
  2. 2 sophistry
  3. 3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  4. 4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí
  1. 1 to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
振振有词
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
  1. 1 to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
  2. 2 to go beyond old ideas
  3. 3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
  1. 1 (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
  2. 2 evasive
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
暗渡陈仓
àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi
  1. 1 lit. to flood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rampant
  3. 3 in plague proportions
洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào
  1. 1 to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)

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