套路
tàolù
Description
"套路"本来是指武术里的一套动作，现在常常用来说别人用的方法或者手段。
"套路" originally refers to a set of movements in martial arts, but now it is often used to describe someone's methods or tricks.
在网上，年轻人也用它来说一些让人上当的把戏。
Online, young people also use it to refer to tricks that deceive others.
Meanings
套路tàolù
routine trick, tactic, or manipulative method
他这个人太多套路了，我不相信他。
He is too scheming; I don't trust him.
套路tàolù
set pattern or standard way of doing something
这种考试题目都有固定的套路。
These exam questions all follow fixed patterns.
套路tàolù
to trick or manipulate someone (slang)
你别套路我，我知道你想干什么。
Don't trick me; I know what you're up to.
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Notes
- Nuance
often carries a slightly negative or joking tone about clever, predictable tricks.
- Etymology
originally a martial-arts term for a fixed sequence of moves.
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