Word: 滥竽充数 (lànyúchōngshù)

Traditional: 濫竽充數

滥竽充数 dictionary entry

lànyúchōngshù: lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); to masquerade as having an ability; token member of a group

Full dictionary entry for 滥竽充数

Example sentences using 滥竽充数

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别拿次品滥竽充数。

Bié ná cìpǐn lànyúchōngshù.

Don't pass off inferior goods just to make up the numbers.
我在队里只是滥竽充数。

Wǒ zài duì lǐ zhǐshì lànyúchōngshù.

I'm only a token member of the team.