敷衍 Pronunciation and Pinyin
敷衍 Usage and Examples
perfunctory
muddle through
go through the motions
他们只是敷衍了事。
They only made a perfunctory effort.
“不全是这样，先生”，斯隆敷衍着。
"Not exactly, sir," temporized Sloan.
The characters in 敷衍
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 敷
- fū敷zài在apply to, put on
- fū敷liào料dressing, dressings
- fū敷fěn粉apply powder, powder one's face
- fū敷yǎn衍liǎo了shì事de的rén人Perfunctory person, Slacker
- fū敷yǎn衍liǎo了shì事de的tài态dù度perfunctory attitude, half-hearted attitude
- fū敷yǎn衍dì地perfunctorily, superficially
- fū敷shè设lay, install
- fū敷shè设le了laid, installed
- fū敷tiē贴apply a plaster, apply a compress
- fū敷chén陈State, Set forth
- fū敷chén陈le了stated, explained
- fū敷shuāng霜Apply cream, Put on cream
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What does 敷衍 mean in Chinese?
敷衍 (fū yǎn) means “perfunctory, muddle through, go through the motions”.
How do you pronounce 敷衍?
敷衍 is pronounced fū yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “perfunctory” in Chinese?
“perfunctory” is 敷衍 (fū yǎn) in Chinese.
How is 敷衍 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 敷衍, each with pinyin and an English translation.