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敷衍

fū yǎn
HSK 2.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to elaborate (on a theme)
  2. 2. to expound (the classics)
  3. 3. perfunctory
  4. 4. to skimp
  5. 5. to botch
  6. 6. to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
  7. 7. barely enough to get by

Words Containing 敷衍

敷衍了事
fū yǎn liǎo shì

(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

敷衍塞责
fū yǎn sè zé

to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

Child Words of 敷衍

衍
yǎn

to spread out

敷
fū

to spread