官样文章 guān yàng wén zhāng

officialese; red tape

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 78388th word

Definitions

  1. 1. officialese
  2. 2. red tape

Characters

Character Meaning
官 guān HSK 5
official; government official; governmental
样 yàng HSK 1
way; manner; appearance
文 wén HSK 3
writing; culture; language
章 zhāng HSK 4
chapter; section; regulation