老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán

DEFINITIONS

  1. an old observation (idiom)
  2. a truism
  3. banal comments

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
常 cháng
HSK 2
common, normal, frequent, regular
談 tán talk; conversation; surname