官样文章 guān yàng wén zhāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. officialese
  2. red tape

CHARACTERS

官 guān
HSK 5
official, public servant
样 yàng
HSK 1
shape, form, pattern, style
文 wén
HSK 3
literature, culture, writing
章 zhāng
HSK 4
composition; chapter, section