Correct
老掉牙
/ lǎo diào yá /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
老掉牙的言论
2
老掉牙的东西
3
都老掉牙了
Definition
老掉牙
Literally means:
so old that my teeth are falling out
Actually means:
very old; out of date
It figuratively describes something archaic or quite out of date. It is usually used to describe something
形容早就过时了，或非常旧了。多适用于东西或言论。有时略含贬义。
Example
Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
Tā
他
nā
那
kuài
块
shǒubiǎo
手表
suīrán
虽然
dōu
都
lǎodiàoyá
老掉牙
le
了
,
què
却
shì
是
tā
他
yéye
爷爷
chuán
传
xiàlai
下来
de
的
míngbiǎo
名表
,
jùshuō
据说
qǐmǎ
起码
zhí
值
wǔwàn
五万
yuán
元
。
Although his watch is old, it is his grandfather passed down the famous watch, it is said to be worth at least 50,000 yuan.
2
Nǐ
你
hái
还
kāi
开
zhāo
着
nǐ
你
zhè
这
liàng
辆
lǎodiàoyá
老掉牙
de
的
chē
车
luànpǎo
乱跑
ā
啊
?
Suàn
算
le
了
bā
吧
,
háishi
还是
mǎi
买
liàng
辆
xīn
新
de
的
bā
吧
!
Are you still running around in your old car? Come on, buy a new one!
3
Zhège
这个
xīn
新
chǎngzhǎng
厂长
shízài
实在
tài
太
zhèngtǒng
正统
le
了
,
hái
还
gēn
跟
xiǎoqīngnián
小青年
jiǎng
讲
nàxiē
那些
lǎodiàoyá
老掉牙
de
的
gùshì
故事
,
guàibude
怪不得
tāmen
他们
bèihòu
背后
dōu
都
jiào
叫
tā
他
yéye
爷爷
。
The new factory director is too orthodox, but also with young people to tell those old stories, no wonder they are behind his grandfather.