虚应故事 xū yìng gù shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to go through the motions

CHARACTERS

虚 xū
HSK 5
false
应 yìng
HSK 3
should, ought to, must
故 gù
HSK 3
ancient, old; reason, because
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident