guò​chǎng

mere formality

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
interlude
a short transitional scene in a play that connects main acts or develops plot details
to cross the stage
(of an actor) to walk across the stage from one side to the other without stopping
tricks
elaborate tricks; various patterns; fanciful ideas

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.540 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.772 per million

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