老路

lǎolù
noun #21,419

Meanings

  1. 1 old road
  2. 2 familiar path
  3. 3 beaten track
  4. 4 conventional way of doing things

Examples

Wǒmen bù néng zài zǒu lǎolù le, xūyào chuàngxīn.
We can't keep following the beaten track — we need to innovate.
Tā yòu zǒu shàng le lǎolù, jiù xíguàn nán gǎi.
He's fallen back into his old ways — old habits die hard.

Tips

usage
老路 is often used figuratively to mean a conventional or outdated approach. 老路 (to walk the old road) implies repeating past patterns or failing to adapt, often with a negative connotation.

Stroke Order

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