划槓槓

Simplified: 划杠杠

huàgànggang ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄤˋ ˙ㄍㄤ

    • to set a crude cut-off line to decide who qualifies

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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
draw bars
Meaning
To set a simple cut-off line, e.g. by age, years of service or pay, to decide who qualifies. Often critical of crude one-size-fits-all rules.

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