zǒu​guò​chǎng HSK7

to go through the motions

  • created reference approved 走过场/走過場 → 过场/過場 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走过场 / 走過場 zǒu​guò​chǎng

    过场 / 過場 guò​chǎng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 走过场/走過場 · zǒu​guò​chǎng · to go through the motions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走过场 / 走過場

    zǒu​guò​chǎng

    to go through the motions

    To do something only as a formality or for show without taking it seriously; to be perfunctory

    走, 过场

    走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to walk 过场 (literal) → 过场/過場 · guò​chǎng · mere formality

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 走过场/走過場 · zǒu​guò​chǎng · to cross the stage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走过场 / 走過場

    zǒu​guò​chǎng

    to cross the stage

    In traditional opera, for a performer to enter the stage and exit from the other side immediately without stopping

    zǒu​guò​cháng

    走, 过场

    走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to walk 过场 (literal) → 过场/過場 · guò​chǎng · to cross the stage

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

    created sense