俗套

sútào

noun #19,443

Meanings

1 conventional pattern
2 cliche
3 stereotype

Characters

common; vulgar; conventional

set; pattern; formula

Examples

HSK 7-9

这部电影的剧情太俗套了。

Zhè bù diànyǐng de jùqíng tài sútào le.

The plot of this movie is too cliche.

HSK 7-9

他不喜欢那些俗套的社交礼节。

Tā bù xǐhuan nàxiē sútào de shèjiāo lǐjié.

He doesn't like those conventional social formalities.

Tips

usage

俗套 can be used as a noun (a cliche) or as an adjective (cliched/conventional). It often carries a negative connotation - the implication is that something is stale, unoriginal, or overly formulaic.

Stroke Order

俗 sú

套 tào