走
过
场

To go through the motions in Chinese: 走过场 (zǒu guò chǎng)

zǒu guò chǎng

to go through the motions

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 走過場1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to go through the motions

Stroke order

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走
过
场

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄡˇ

zǒu

ㄗ/ zㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄤˇ

chǎng

ㄔ/ chㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

走过场

Simplified

走過場

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这次检查只是走过场，没什么用。

    zhè cì jiǎn chá zhǐ shì zǒu guò chǎng， méi shén me yòng。

    This inspection was just going through the motions and useless.

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Related words

走

zǒu

to walk

场

chǎng

large place used for a specific purpose

过

guò

to cross

机场

jī chǎng

airport

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

过程

guò chéng

course of events

市场

shì chǎng

marketplace

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

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