Chinese Word: 敷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

敷HSK 6

Pinyin: fū

English Definition: to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough

Chinese Definition:
①布置，铺开，摆开：敷设。敷陈(铺陈，详细叙述)。敷衍(ａ．叙述并发挥，亦作“敷演”；b．做事不够负责或待人不恳切，只做表面上的应付；c．勉强维持)。
②涂上，搽上：敷药。敷粉。
③足够：入不敷出。
④古同“肤”，表面的。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 攵

Pictophonetic:旉 indicates the sound; 攵 (tap) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 旉 [ fū ] to announce, to state
- 攵 [ pū ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go

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敷衍HSK 6	fū yǎn	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
敷衍了事	fū yǎn liǎo shì	to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
敷衍塞责	fū yǎn sè zé	to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously
入不敷出	rù bù fū chū	income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet
敷设	fū shè	to lay; to spread out

1		zhè ge 这个 cè shì 测试 bì xū 必须 bù néng 不能 fū yǎn liǎo shì 敷衍了事。 The tests must not be fudged.
2		tā 他 fēi cháng 非常 rèn zhēn 认真 de 地 duì dài 对待 měi yī gè 每一个 gōng zuò 工作 rèn wu 任务， cóng bù 从不 fū yǎn liǎo shì 敷衍了事。 He takes every task seriously and never does anything half-heartedly.