敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to skimp
  2. to work half-heartedly
  3. not to bother

CHARACTERS

敷 fū
HSK 6
spread, diffuse; apply, paint
衍 yǎn
HSK 6
overflow, spill over, spread out
了 liǎo
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident