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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 老生常谈

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
老生常谈 lǎo shēng cháng tán - an old observation (idiom)
- a truism
- banal comments

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 24,149 50,609 47,678

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
lǎo- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
- old (of people)
- venerable (person)
- experienced
- of long standing
- always
- all the time
- of the past
- very
- outdated
- (of meat etc) tough
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
cháng- surname Chang
cháng- always
- ever
- often
- frequently
- common
- general
- constant
tán- surname Tan
tán- to speak
- to talk
- to converse
- to chat
- to discuss

Other Words Containing 老生常谈

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
老生常谈 - - 24,149 50,609 47,678