走过场
zǒuguòchǎng
to go through the motions; to do something perfunctorily
Characters in this word
过 guò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
场 chǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果听证会只是走过场，公众对决策程序的信任只会进一步下降。 Rúguǒ tīngzhènghuì zhǐ shì zǒu guòchǎng, gōngzhòng duì juécè chéngxù de xìnrèn zhǐ huì jìnyíbù xiàjiàng. If the hearing is merely going through the motions, public trust in the decision-making procedure will only decline further.
- 这次检查不能走过场，要认真记录每个环节。 Zhè cì jiǎnchá bùnéng zǒuguòchǎng, yào rènzhēn jìlù měi gè huánjié. This inspection must not be a formality; every step has to be recorded carefully.
- 他开会总是走过场，从来不提真正的意见。 Tā kāihuì zǒngshì zǒuguòchǎng, cónglái bù tí zhēnzhèng de yìjiàn. At meetings he always just goes through the motions and never raises real opinions.
Related words
- 走 zǒu to walk, to go
- 走路 zǒulù to walk, to go on foot
- 走过 zǒuguò to walk past
- 走进 zǒujìn to walk into
- 走开 zǒukāi to go away
- 逃走 táozǒu to run away; to escape
- 走廊 zǒuláng corridor
- 出走 chūzǒu to run away; to leave home or one’s original place
- 东奔西走 dōngbēnxīzǒu to run around busily; to rush about here and there
- 飞禽走兽 fēiqínzǒushòu birds and beasts; all kinds of animals
- 走弯路 zǒuwānlù to take a detour; to go the wrong way; to make avoidable mistakes
- 走漏 zǒulòu to leak; to divulge