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敷衍了事 (fu1 hin2 liu5 si6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

敷衍了事 (fu1 hin2 liu5 si6, fū yǎn liǎo shì) — (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 敷藥 (fu1 joek6) — to apply topical medicine on a wound [written and colloquial]
• 敷 (fu1) — to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); …
• 敷布 (fu1 bou3) — medical dressing; bandage
• 敷料 (fu1 liu2) — medical dressing
• 敷演 (fu1 jin2) — variant of 敷衍; to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the meaning of the classi…
• 敷粉 (fu1 fan2) — to sprinkle powder; a dusting

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