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routine business · usual practice · mere formality

例行公事
lì xíng gōng shì
l+ì·4th tonex+íng·2nd toneg+ōng·1st tonesh+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)公事公办gōng shì gōng bànofficialese · official routine · (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...等因奉此děng yīn fèng cǐ
Antonyms
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality · to adopt an original approach别出心裁bié chū xīn cáito take an alternate route (idiom) · to find an alternative · to take a different approach · to blaze a new trail另辟蹊径lìng pì xī jìng
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