例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

例 lì
HSK 4
precedent, example; regulation
行 xíng
HSK 3
go; walk; move, travel; circulate
公 gōng
HSK 2
fair, equitable; public; duke
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident