虚应故事
xū​yìng​gù​shì

to go through the motions

  • created sense approved 虚应故事/虛應故事 · xū​yìng​gù​shì · to go through the motions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚应故事 / 虛應故事

    xū​yìng​gù​shì

    to go through the motions

    To perform a task or duty perfunctorily by following old routines without any real effort; to do something just for the sake of appearances.

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · in vain 应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to deal with 故事 (literal) → 故事 · gù​shì · old practice

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense