敷衍
fū yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

敷衍
fū yǎn
  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
入不敷出
rù bù fū chū
  1. 1 income does not cover expenditure
  2. 2 unable to make ends meet
冷敷
lěng fū
  1. 1 to apply a cold compress
涂敷
tú fū
  1. 1 to smear
  2. 2 to daub
  3. 3 to plaster
  4. 4 to apply (ointment)
外敷
wài fū
  1. 1 to apply externally

Idioms (1)

胄裔繁衍
zhòu yì fán yǎn
  1. 1 Descendants are great in numbers. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

瞧您说的，敢情食物就只配被敷衍呐。对待美食用心可是一种情怀，我对美食的爱就像对初恋一样，是走心的。
qiáo nín shuō de ，gǎnqíng shíwù jiù zhī pèi bèi fūyǎn na 。duìdài měishí yòngxīn kěshì yīzhǒng qínghuái ，wǒ duì měishí de ài jiù xiàng duì chūliàn yīyàng ，shì zǒuxīn de 。
You said it. Of course the food is just there for show. Treating food seriously is about the atmosphere. My love for cuisine is like first love, it is so absorbing.
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挪用公款这种事，没人救得了你！上次你单位小、层级低，而且念在你是初犯，我还能帮你敷衍过去，没想到你竟然一犯再犯！
nuóyòng gōngkuǎn zhèzhǒng shì ，méi rén jiù dé liǎo nǐ ！shàngcì nǐ dānwèi xiǎo 、céngjí dī ，érqiě niàn zài nǐ shì chūfàn ，wǒ hái néng bāng nǐ fūyǎn guòqù ，méi xiǎng dào nǐ jìngrán yí fàn zài fàn ！
Misappropriating public funds isn't something you can be rescued from! Last time you working at a small place, at a low level, so given that it was your first offence, I was just about able to smooth things over for you. I never thought you would just go on to do the same thing over and over again!
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