繁文缛节

wǒ bù xiǎng qù gǎo qiān zhèng le fán wén rù jié tài duō

我不想去搞签证了，繁文缛节太多。

I've given up trying to get a visa. There is too much red tape involved.

wǒ men xiàn rù le guān liáo zhǔ yì de fán wén rù jié de ní zhǎo zhōng

我们陷入了官僚主义的繁文缛节的泥沼中。

We got bogged down in a morass of bureaucratic red tape.

xīn jīng lǐ biǎo xiàn chū duì fán wén rù jié de qīng shì

新经理表现出对繁文缛节的轻视。

The new manager showed a healthy disrespect for formality.