Chinese Word: 敷衍 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

敷衍 fū yǎn HSK 6

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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Synonym: 搪塞塞责

Antonyms: 认真

Example Sentences

dāng
当
zǒng tǒng
总统
zhǐ
只
zuò chū
做出
fū yǎn
敷衍
xìng
性
de
的
huí dá
回答
huò
或
gēn běn
根本
jiù
就
jù jué
拒绝
duì
对
yì xiē
一些
zhòng yào wèn tí
重要问题
huí dá
回答
de shí hòu
的时候

，
nà me
那么
guó huì
国会
hái
还
néng
能
zuò
做
shén me
什么
ne
呢

？

What does that leave Congress to do with a President who provides poor answers or refuses to answer important questions at all?
wǒ
我
bìng fēi
并非
zhēn de
真的
xiǎng
想
tóng
同
wǒ
我
ér zi
儿子
dǎ
打
yī
一
cháng
场
jiān kǔ
艰苦
de
的
wǎng qiú sài
网球赛

，
yīn cǐ
因此
jiù
就
fū yǎn
敷衍
le
了
yí xià
一下

，
ràng
让
tā
他
yíng
赢
le
了
qián
前
liǎng
两
jú
局

。

I didn't really want to play a hard game of tennis with my son, so I went through the motions and let him win the first two sets.
suī rán
虽然
yì xiē
一些
kè chéng
课程
hěn
很
yǒu yòng
有用

，
yě
也
kě yǐ
可以
zēng jìn
增进
yǒu yì
友谊

，
dàn
但
hái shi
还是
hěn
很
nán
难
bù
不
gǎn dào
感到
bèi
被
fū yǎn
敷衍

。

Some of the classes were helpful – sociable, too. But it was hard not to feel patronised.
jīn hòu
今后
nǐ
你
jiāng
将
méi yǒu
没有
rèn hé
任何
lǐ yóu
理由
fū yǎn
敷衍
gù kè
顾客

，
ràng
让
tā men
他们
děng
等
nǐ
你
huí dào
回到
bàn gōng shì
办公室
zài shuō
再说

。

There's no reason to tell a customer they have to wait until you get back to your office.
rú guǒ
如果
nǐ
你
zhǐ shì
只是
fū yǎn
敷衍
de
的
suí biàn
随便
shuō
说
jù
句

，
hěn duō
很多
péng you
朋友
huì
会
bù
不
yuàn yì
愿意
xiàng
向
nǐ
你
xún qiú
寻求
bāng zhù
帮助

。

Many friends are reluctant to call if they have only a vague invitation to do so.

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