跑圆场

pǎoyuánchǎng

跑圆场 — pǎoyuánchǎng

1. to play the field; to court several people at once

   他在大学的时候经常跑圆场，结果感情上很混乱。 tā zài dàxué de shíhòu jīngcháng pǎoyuánchǎng jiéguǒ gǎnqíng shàng hěn hùnluàn — In college he often played the field, and as a result his love life was a mess.

2. to make perfunctory rounds (to give the appearance of attention or support); to go through the motions to appease people

   公司出了问题，领导只是来跑圆场，并没有真正解决根本原因。 gōngsī chū le wèntí lǐngdǎo zhǐshì lái pǎoyuánchǎng bìng méiyǒu zhēnzhèng jiějué gēnběnyuányīn — When problems arose at the company, the leadership only made perfunctory visits and didn't truly solve the underlying cause.