老调 lǎodiào platitude Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents lǎodiào platitude 老 lǎo adjective outdated outdated; old-fashioned; obsolete调 調 diào noun tune A melody or tune; a musical key or mode; the pitch or tonality of a piece.lǎodiào Laodiao opera 老 lǎo adjective old old; aged; (of people) venerable调 調 diào noun tune A melody or tune; a musical key or mode; the pitch or tonality of a piece.