例行公事 meaning in English

lìxínggōngshì

routine business; usual practice

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Meaning of 例行公事

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lìxínggōngshì
  1. routine business
  2. usual practice
  3. mere formality

例行公事 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

婚hūn姻yīn走zǒu过guò十shí个gè年nián头tóu一yī切qiè只zhǐ是shì例lì行xíng公gōng事shì。
Ten years after the wedding, everything is just routine.
这zhè样yàng讯xùn问wèn只zhǐ是shì警jǐng察chá例lì行xíng公gōng事shì。
Such questioning is routine police business.

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例 lì · precedent · 8 strokes

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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes

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公 gōng · public · 4 strokes

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事 shì · matter · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 例行公事.

没事儿méishìrto have spare time; free from work
事情shìqingaffair; matter; thing; business
不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
公司gōngsīcompany; firm; corporation
故事gùshiold practice
进行jìnxíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
办公室bàngōngshìoffice; business premises
行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
银行yínhángbank
旅行lǚxíngto travel; journey; trip
公平gōngpíngfair; impartial

Questions about 例行公事

What does 例行公事 mean?

例行公事 (lìxínggōngshì) means "routine business; usual practice".

How do you write 例行公事?

例行公事 is made of 4 characters: 例 (8 strokes), 行 (6 strokes), 公 (4 strokes), 事 (8 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.