be perfunctory; go through the motions; whitewash (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
敷衍 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他只是敷衍了事地回答了我的问题。 tā zhǐshì fūyǎnle shì de huídáliao wǒ de wèntí。 - He just perfunctorily answered my question.
他的回答显得有些敷衍。 tā de huídá xiǎnde yǒuxiē fūyǎn。 - His answer seemed somewhat perfunctory.
这份报告只是敷衍了事，没有实质内容。 zhè fèn bàogào zhǐshì fūyǎnle shì, méiyǒu shízhì nèiróng。 - This report is just perfunctory without any substantive content.
他并没有认真对待这个问题，只是敷衍了事。 tā bìng méiyǒu rènzhēn duìdài zhège wèntí, zhǐshì fūyǎnle shì。 - He didn't take this issue seriously; he just went through the motions.
他的态度显得有些敷衍。 tā de tàidù xiǎnde yǒuxiē fūyǎn。 - His attitude seemed somewhat evasive.
Characters
敷 fū - apply; spread, lay out; suffice |
衍 yǎn - (lit.) (of water) overflow; multiply; (of words) be superfluous; spread; low-lying flatland; marsh |