過場

过场
guòchǎng
  1. interlude
  2. to cross the stage
  3. to do sth as a mere formality
  4. to go through the motions

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to do something as mere formality
  2. (theater) interlude
  3. (theater) to cross the stage
  4. interlude
  5. to cross the stage
  6. to do something as mere formality

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 過 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=1 過 guo (experienced action marker)
2 場 chǎng
  1. large place used for a specific purpose
  2. stage
  3. scene (of a play)
  4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
  5. classifier for number of exams

Related entries

間奏 jiānzòu interlude (music)
穿插 chuānchā
  1. to insert
  2. to take turns, alternate
  3. to interweave
  4. to interlace
  5. subplot
  6. interlude
  7. episode
  8. (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces
虛應故事 xūyìnggùshì to go through the motions
走過場 zǒuguòchǎng to go through the motions
引而不發 yǐnérbùfā
  1. to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
  2. to go through the motions
  3. to practice
  4. a trial run
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