敷衍 fūyǎn elaborate Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (3) All meanings 3 fūyǎn 3 elaborate 1get by 1perfunctory 1 3 sentences 这点儿钱只够敷衍几天的生活费。 zhè diǎn'er qián zhǐ gòu fūyǎn jǐ tiān de shēnghuófèi. This small amount of money is barely enough to cover living expenses for a few days. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他总是敷衍了事,从不认真对待工作。 tā zǒngshì fūyǎn liǎoshì, cóng bù rènzhēn duìdài gōngzuò. He always does things perfunctorily and never takes his work seriously. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他将这则寓言敷衍成了一篇长篇小说。 tā jiāng zhè zé yùyán fūyǎn chéng le yī piān chángpiānxiǎoshuō. He expanded the fable into a full-length novel. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary