故技

gùjì

noun #33,170

Meanings

1 old trick
2 stale ploy
3 the same old routine

Characters

Examples

他又故技重演,想骗我们。

Tā yòu gùjì chóngyǎn, xiǎng piàn wǒmen.

He's pulling the same old trick again, trying to fool us.

这种故技骗不了人了。

Zhèzhǒng gùjì piàn bù liǎo rén le.

This stale ploy can't fool anyone anymore.

Tips

usage

Almost always appears in the set phrase 故技重演 (gùjì chóngyǎn) — "trotting out the same old trick." Carries a clearly negative tone: a tired tactic the speaker has seen before. Also written 故伎 with the same meaning.

Stroke Order

故 gù

技 jì