"go through channels" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 按规定程序办理
• 走正常程序

Definition

在组织或系统内，通过规定的正式程序来完成某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或工作场合，常暗示流程较慢或有官僚作风。日常或随意任务一般不这样用。常见用法有“如果按规定程序办理，会更慢”。

Examples

If you want to submit a complaint, you need to go through channels.

如果你想投诉，必须**按规定程序办理**。

We have to go through channels to get approval for the new project.

我们必须**走正常程序**才能获得新项目的批准。

To get a visa, you must go through channels at the embassy.

要获得签证，你必须在大使馆**按规定程序办理**。

He tried to get things done quickly, but unless you go through channels, nothing gets approved.

他想尽快办成事，但你不**按规定程序办理**，什么都批不下来。

Around here, you can't just fix it yourself; you have to go through channels.

在这里，你不能自己随便修理，必须**走正常程序**。

It may take longer if you go through channels, but at least it's done right.

**按规定程序办理**可能会更慢，但至少能做好。