敷衍 fūyǎn perfunctory Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 敷衍 fūyǎn perfunctory verb To do something half-heartedly or just for show; to go through the motions or treat someone flippantly without sincerity. 我不想你敷衍我！ wǒ bùxiǎng nǐ fūyǎn wǒ! I don't want you to brush me off! to get by To barely manage or scrape by; to maintain a situation or livelihood with difficulty. to elaborate (literary) To expound on a theme or classic text; to elaborate or explain in detail. to spread (literary) To propagate or disseminate, such as news, reputation, or kindness Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.12 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 3.54 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 Cross-References Variant of 敷演 fūyǎnAntonym 负责 fùzéReferenced by 敷衍了事 fūyǎnliǎoshì虚与委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
敷衍 fūyǎn perfunctory verb To do something half-heartedly or just for show; to go through the motions or treat someone flippantly without sincerity. 我不想你敷衍我！ wǒ bùxiǎng nǐ fūyǎn wǒ! I don't want you to brush me off! to get by To barely manage or scrape by; to maintain a situation or livelihood with difficulty. to elaborate (literary) To expound on a theme or classic text; to elaborate or explain in detail. to spread (literary) To propagate or disseminate, such as news, reputation, or kindness Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.12 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 3.54 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 Cross-References Variant of 敷演 fūyǎnAntonym 负责 fùzéReferenced by 敷衍了事 fūyǎnliǎoshì虚与委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
