表面文章 biǎo miàn wén zhāng

going through the motions; superficial show

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 51380th word

Definitions

  1. 1. going through the motions
  2. 2. superficial show

Characters

Character Meaning
表 biǎo HSK 2
a form; a table (listing information)
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect
文 wén HSK 3
writing; culture; language
章 zhāng HSK 4
chapter; section; regulation