chén fǔ
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  • adj.derogtrite; old and decayed; stale

    • nèi róng chén fǔ

      内容陈腐

      stale in content

    • cí jù chén fǔ

      词句陈腐

      stale phrases

    • chén fǔ sī xiǎng

      陈腐思想

      outmoded thinking

    • guān niàn chén fǔ

      观念陈腐

      outmoded ideas

    • chén fǔ zhī jiàn

      陈腐

      outworn opinion

    • chén fǔ chuán tǒng

      陈腐传统

      outworn tradition

    • wǒ bù xiǎng yòng chén fǔ zhī cí kuā zàn tā de xīn shū yīn wèi nà méi yǒu shí jì yì yì

      陈腐夸赞新书因为没有实际意义

      Page-turner is probably a clich é describing every new book and for that reason I won't use it to demolish his book.

    • duì shàng céng shè huì de shēng huó suǒ jù yǒu de chén fǔ kàn fǎ

      上层社会生活具有陈腐看法

      a clichéd view of upper-class life

Word usage

  • Note
    "陈腐" is different from "陈旧". "陈腐" mostly describes abstract things, and its semantic meaning is heavier than "陈旧"; "陈旧" can describe concrete things as well as abstract things.