过场

過場

guòchǎng

noun #28,434

Meanings

1 interlude (in a play or performance)
2 to cross the stage
3 to go through the motions; a formality

Characters

to pass; to cross; to go through

stage; venue; field

Examples

这次会议只是走个过场，决定早已做好了。

Zhè cì huìyì zhǐshì zǒu gè guòchǎng, juédìng zǎo yǐ zuò hǎo le.

This meeting was just a formality; the decision had already been made.

他在舞台上过场，没有台词。

Tā zài wǔtái shang guòchǎng, méiyǒu táicí.

He walked across the stage without any lines.

Tips

usage

走过场 (zǒu guòchǎng) is a very common phrase meaning 'to go through the motions' — doing something superficially just to fulfill a requirement without real substance.

Stroke Order

过 guò

场 chǎng