巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

CHARACTERS

巧 qiǎo
HSK 4
skillful, ingenious, clever
立 lì
HSK 5
stand; let stand; establish, set
名 míng
HSK 1
name, rank, title, position
目 mù
HSK 3
eye; look, see; division, topic