表面文章
biǎo miàn wén zhāng
Pinyin
Definition
表面文章
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- superficial show
- going through the motions
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 on top of
- 2 above-mentioned
- 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
- 1 below
- 2 under
- 3 next
- 4 the following
- 5 also pr. [xià mian]
- 1 ahead
- 2 in front
- 3 preceding
- 4 above
- 5 also pr. [qián mian]
- 1 medal
- 2 decoration
Idioms (20)
一文不值
- 1 worthless (idiom)
- 2 no use whatsoever
一纸空文
- 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
一体两面
- 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
- 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
- 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
- 2 not to be disclosed
- 3 too inferior to show in public
不值一文
- 1 worthless (idiom)
- 2 no use whatsoever