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套话

套話
tàohuà
noun #25,940

Meanings

  1. 1 polite formula
  2. 2 conventional greeting
  3. 3 cliché
  4. 4 stock phrase

Examples

HSK 4
别说套话了，直接告诉我答案。
Bié shuō tàohuà le, zhíjiē gàosù wǒ dá'àn.
Stop with the pleasantries and just tell me the answer.
HSK 6
他说了很多套话，没有实质内容。
Tā shuō le hěnduō tàohuà, méiyǒu shízhì nèiróng.
He said a lot of stock phrases with no substantive content.
HSK 6
官员的发言充满了套话。
Guānyuán de fāyán chōngmǎn le tàohuà.
The official's speech was full of clichés.

Tips

usage
套话 often has a negative connotation - it implies hollow, formulaic language that sounds nice but says nothing. Compare with 客套话, which specifically refers to polite social niceties.

Stroke Order

套 tào
话 huà