Meaning of 表面文章
表面文章 means superficial work; window dressing; something that looks good on the surface but lacks substance or real effect. Pronounced biǎo miàn wén zhāng.
- superficial work; window dressing; something that looks good on the surface but lacks substance or real effect
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
cì次
gǎi改
gé革
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
zuò做
biǎo表
miàn面
wén文
zhāng章
，
bì必
xū须
jiě解
jué决
gēn根
běn本
wèn问
tí题
。
This reform cannot be just window dressing; it must solve the fundamental problems.
Tā他
de的
chéng承
nuò诺
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
hǎo好
，
dàn但
kǒng恐
pà怕
zhǐ只
shì是
biǎo表
miàn面
wén文
zhāng章
。
His promise sounds good, but I'm afraid it's just empty words.
Nà那
ge个
gōng公
sī司
fā发
bù布
de的
bào报
gào告
quán全
shì是
biǎo表
miàn面
wén文
zhāng章
，
méi没
yǒu有
tí提
gōng供
rèn任
hé何
yǒu有
yòng用
de的
shù数
jù据
。
The report released by that company is all superficial; it doesn't provide any useful data.
Wǒ我
men们
fǎn反
duì对
yī一
qiè切
xíng形
shì式
zhǔ主
yì义
hé和
biǎo表
miàn面
wén文
zhāng章
。
We oppose all formalism and superficial work.
Relations
Measure Words
篇/ piān
Primary
堆/ duī
种/ zhǒng