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

HSK 4
Tā yòu zǒushàng le lǎolù, jiù xíguàn nán gǎi.
He's fallen back into his old ways - old habits die hard.
HSK 5
Wǒmen bù néng zài zǒu lǎolù le, xūyào chuàngxīn.
We can't keep following the beaten track - we need to innovate.

Tips

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老路 is often used figuratively to mean a conventional or outdated approach.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

Stroke Order

老 lǎo
路 lù