Dictionary/例行公事

例行公事

lì xíng gōng shì

ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ
N
1routine business
2usual practice
3mere formality

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Examples

hūn yīn婚姻zǒu guò走过shí十gè个nián tóu年头yí qiè一切zhǐ shì只是lì xíng gōng shì例行公事。
婚姻走过十个年头一切只是例行公事。
Ten years after the wedding, everything is just routine.
这样讯问只是警察例行公事。
Such questioning is routine police business.