lì xíng gōng shì

例行公事 (lì xíng gōng shì) is a Chinese word meaning “routine business; usual practice; mere formality”.

Meanings

  1. 1routine business
  2. 2usual practice
  3. 3mere formality

Characters in 例行公事

例lì · example行háng · (bound form) row; line公gōng · public事shì · matter

Related words

事matter事情affair; matter; thing; business行(bound form) row; line行used in 道行[dao4 heng2]行(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel公司company; firm; corporation故事old practice故事narrative; story; tale进行(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway行动operation办公室office; business premises事实上in fact

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