走过场
zǒu​guò​chǎng HSK7

to go through the motions

zǒu​guò​chǎng to go through the motions
  1. 走 zǒu verb
    to walk
    to move on foot; to walk; to travel at a moderate pace
  2. 过场 過場 guò​chǎng
    mere formality
    to do something as a mere formality; to go through the motions; to do something just for show

zǒu​guò​chǎng to cross the stage
  1. 走 zǒu verb
    to walk
    to move on foot; to walk; to travel at a moderate pace
  2. 过场 過場 guò​chǎng
    to cross the stage
    (of an actor) to walk across the stage from one side to the other without stopping