platitude; commonplace; cliché
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hackneyed saying; stale platitude
neutralUsed to describe an opinion or statement that is unoriginal, overly familiar, and no longer interesting or insightful. Often has a slightly negative connotation.
Tā他
jiǎng讲
de的
nà那
xiē些
rén人
shēng生
dào道
lǐ理
bù不
guò过
shì是
lǎo老
shēng生
cháng常
tán谈
，
méi没
shén什
me么
xīn新
yì意
。
The life lessons he talks about are just stale platitudes, nothing new.
Zhè这
piān篇
shè社
lùn论
de的
guān观
diǎn点
háo毫
wú无
chuàng创
xīn新
，
quán全
shì是
xiē些
lǎo老
shēng生
cháng常
tán谈
。
The viewpoint in this editorial has no innovation; it's all clichés.
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Guān关
yú于
jiàn健
kāng康
yǐn饮
shí食
de的
jiàn建
yì议
zǒng总
shì是
nà那
xiē些
lǎo老
shēng生
cháng常
tán谈
，
dàn但
yào要
zhēn真
zhèng正
zuò做
dào到
què却
bù不
róng容
yì易
。
Advice on healthy eating is always the same old platitudes, but actually following it is not easy.
Bié别
zài再
lǎo老
shēng生
cháng常
tán谈
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
yī一
xiē些
zhēn真
zhèng正
yǒu有
jiàn建
shè设
xìng性
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Stop with the clichés; we need some truly constructive ideas.