lì​xíng​gōng​shì

routine business

例行公事 lì​xíng​gōng​shì
routine business noun
Official business or everyday tasks handled according to established routine
mere formality
A task performed purely for the sake of following custom or procedure, often implying it is rigid or lacks real effectiveness

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.83 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.503 per million

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