guò​chǎng

mere formality

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

    过场 / 過場 guò​chǎng

    走过场 / 走過場 zǒu​guò​chǎng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 过场/過場 · guò​chǎng · mere formality — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    guò​cháng

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 场 (literal) → 场/場 · chǎng · [events/performances]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 过场/過場 · guò​chǎng · interlude — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过场 / 過場

    guò​chǎng

    interlude

    a short transitional scene in a play that connects main acts or develops plot details

    guò​cháng

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 场 (literal) → 场/場 · chǎng · [events/performances]

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

    created sense

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

    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

    guò​cháng

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 场 (literal) → 场/場 · chǎng · [events/performances]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 过场/過場 · guò​chǎng · tricks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过场 / 過場

    guò​chǎng

    tricks

    elaborate tricks; various patterns; fanciful ideas

    guò​cháng

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 场 (literal) → 场/場 · chǎng · [events/performances]

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

    created sense