唱戏的跑圈儿，走过场唱戲的跑圈兒，走過場唱戲的跑圈兒，走過場

An opera actor running a circle: just walking across the stage

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of doing something only for show, going through the motions without real effort. Critical.
Wordplay: 走过场 (zǒu guòchǎng) literally means an actor crossing the stage, and figuratively means doing something perfunctorily.

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Simplified: 唱戏的跑圈儿，走过场
Traditional (Taiwan): 唱戲的跑圈兒，走過場
Pinyin: chàngxì de pǎo quānr, zǒuguòchǎng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄤˋ ㄒㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄆㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢㄦ，ㄗㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄤˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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