methods; tricks
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
methods; tricks; moves; ways
dialectColloquial dialect term commonly used in negative or critical contexts to describe someone's habitual tactics or approaches. Often appears in phrases like 老套套 (old tricks).
Tā他
nà那
yī一
tào套
tao套
yǐ已
jīng经
guò过
shí时
le了
。
His old tricks are already outdated.
Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
lái来
zhè这
tào套
tao套
。
Don't try these moves on me.
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Lǎo老
tào套
tao套
xíng行
bù不
tōng通
le了
。
The old methods don't work anymore.