表面文章 biǎo miàn wén zhāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. superficial show
  2. going through the motions

CHARACTERS

表 biǎo
HSK 2
show, express, manifest, display
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
文 wén
HSK 3
literature, culture, writing
章 zhāng
HSK 4
composition; chapter, section