Correct
老面孔
/ lǎo miàn kǒng /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
仍然是老面孔
2
换掉老面孔
3
改变老面孔
4
保持着老面孔
5
政界的老面孔都不出现了
Definition
老面孔
Literally means:
old face
Actually means:
It figuratively means somebody one knew before or something that is original. When it is used to describe something, it implies that something is stale and out of date.
比喻原来的人或事物。用于事物时含有陈旧或缺乏创新的意味。
Example
Used as subject or object. (作主语、宾语)
1
Zhège
这个
guójiā
国家
zhèngbiàn
政变
yǐhòu
以后
,
zhèngjiè
政界
de
的
lǎo
老
miànkǒng
面孔
dàbùfen
大部分
dōu
都
bùzài
不再
chūxiàn
出现
le
了
。
After the coup in this country, most of the old faces of politics have ceased to appear.
2
Diànshì
电视
jiémù
节目
rúguǒ
如果
yīzhí
一直
shì
是
lǎo
老
miànkǒng
面孔
,
bù
不
jīngcháng
经常
fānxīn
翻新
,
guānzhòng
观众
jiù
就
huì
会
shīqù
失去
xìngqù
兴趣
。
If TV shows are always old-faced and not refurbished often, viewers will lose interest.
3
Zhèxiē
这些
shèshī
设施
dào
到
xiànzài
现在
hái
还
bǎochí
保持
zhāo
着
lǎo
老
miànkǒng
面孔
,
shènzhì
甚至
jīshí
几十
nián
年
guòqù
过去
le
了
dōu
都
méiyǒu
没有
gǎibiàn
改变
。
These facilities have remained old-faced to this day, and have not changed even decades later.