yǎn

common
verb

Meaning of 敷衍

敷衍 means to elaborate on; to expound and develop; to be perfunctory; to do something half-heartedly; to give a superficial response. Pronounced fū yǎn.

  • to elaborate on; to expound and develop
  • to be perfunctory; to do something half-heartedly; to give a superficial response
  • to barely manage; to scrape by; to make do for a short time

Definitions & Examples

shàn
yǎn
jīng
 
jiǎng
jiě
fēi
cháng
tòu
chè
 

He is good at elaborating on the meaning of the classics, explaining them very thoroughly.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
zhǐ
shì
yǎn
qián
rén
de
guān
diǎn
 
quē
shǎo
xīn
 

This article merely elaborates on previous viewpoints and lacks originality.

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