敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì

to work half-heartedly; to skimp; not to bother

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 33263rd word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
敷 fū HSK 6
to apply (powder, ointment etc); to spread; to lay out
衍 yǎn HSK 6
to develop; to spread out; superfluous
了 liǎo HSK 1
(completed action marker)
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair