文牍主义 wén dú zhǔ yì

red tape

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. red tape

Characters

Character Meaning
文 wén HSK 3
writing; culture; language
牍 dú
documents
主 zhǔ HSK 3
main; owner; master
义 yì HSK 5
meaning; righteousness; justice