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How to Say ‘Is way too cliché’ in Traditional Chinese

也太老套了吧

yě tài lǎo tào le ba

[yě tài lǎotào le ba]

💬 Usage Tip: 也太…了吧 wraps around an adjective to mean "way too…, come on!" with a teasing tone. Swap the adjective to get 也太可愛了吧 "way too cute".

Phrase Breakdown

也太

yě tài

way too

也太 (yě tài) is an exaggerated 'too much'. It often expresses teasing or surprise.

Example

這也太貴了！

This is way too expensive!

Words in this phrase

也

yě

[yě]

(emphatic) really

Used with 太 to add emphasis, often teasing.

Example

你也太可愛了吧。

You're way too cute.

太

tài

[tài]

too; excessively

Used to describe something as being more than enough or more than necessary.

Example

這咖啡太甜了。

This coffee is too sweet.

老套了吧

lǎo tào le ba

cliché, isn't it

老套 (lǎo tào) means 'clichéd' or 'old-fashioned'. 了吧 adds a playful 'don't you think?'.

Example

這個故事老套了吧。

This story is a bit cliché, isn't it?

Words in this phrase

老套

lǎo tào

[lǎotào]

cliché; corny

Overused and unoriginal.

Example

這招太老套了。

This trick is too corny.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

吧

[ba]

a modal particle

Used to indicate a suggestion or mild command.

Example

快放了他吧，不要再拖延。

Release him now, don't stall any longer.

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