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敷衍

敷衍 fūyǎn

敷衍 fūyǎn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 敷衍 fūyǎn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fūyǎn | fu1 yan3
English translation
to elaborate (on a theme)
to expound (the classics)
perfunctory
to skimp
to botch
to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
barely enough to get by

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Traditional form

敷衍 fūyǎn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 敷衍 fūyǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

旉攵

Number of Strokes

15
yǎn

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

行氵

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 敷衍 fūyǎn

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尽管 jǐnguǎn 那部电影 diànyǐng 不乏 bù fá 亮点 liàng diǎn dàn 还是 háishi 觉得 juéde 过于 guòyú 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì

Despite the film's merits I felt it was too pat.

擦身而过 cā shēn ér guò Cháo 人群 rén qún 敷衍 fūyǎn 地挥 le 挥手 huī shǒu

He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.

卡罗琳敷衍 fūyǎn 地笑 le 一下 yīxià

Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh.

杯子 bēizi bèi dǎo 满时 zhī 敷衍 fūyǎn 性地 xìng dì 点头 diǎn tóu 示意 shìyì

Mitzi nodded a perfunctory acknowledgement as her glass was filled.

敷衍 fūyǎn Decomposition

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敷衍 fūyǎn Compounds

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