老把戏

老把戲

lǎobǎxì

noun #20,563

Meanings

1 old trick
2 old ploy
3 tired old tactic
4 the same old game

Characters

handle / manipulate (here: part of 把戏)

play / performance / trick

Examples

他又玩老把戏，假装生病逃避责任。

Tā yòu wán lǎobǎxì, jiǎzhuāng shēngbìng táobì zérèn.

He's playing the same old trick again — pretending to be sick to avoid responsibility.

大家都识破了他那套老把戏。

Dàjiā dōu shípòle tā nà tào lǎobǎxì.

Everyone has seen through his tired old tricks.

Tips

usage

老把戏 is used with mild contempt or exasperation. The 把戏 component originally referred to circus or acrobatic acts — tricks that have been performed so many times they become predictable.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

把 bǎ

戏 xì