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炒冷饭

Word · VerbTraditional炒冷飯

rehash old material; repeat what's already been said

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to rehash old material; to repeat what's already been said or done

derogatory

常用作贬义,用于批评缺乏新意、内容陈旧的文章、演讲、计划或行为。

Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
zhǐ只
shì是
chǎo炒
lěng冷
fàn饭
 ,
méi没
shén什
me么
xīn新
guān观
diǎn点
 。

His report was just a rehash of old material, with no new insights.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
shì是
chǎo炒
lěng冷
fàn饭
 ,
fān翻
pāi拍
zì自
yī一
bù部
èr二
shí十
nián年
qián前
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
 。

This movie is a rehash; it's a remake of a classic from twenty years ago.

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Bié别
lǎo老
chǎo炒
lěng冷
fàn饭
le了
 ,
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
yī一
xiē些
chuàng创
xīn新
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
 。

Stop rehashing old ideas; we need some innovative thinking.