敷衍 fū yǎn 🔊 to elaborate (on a theme) HSK 7–9 + Review this word Meanings fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme)to expound (the classics)perfunctoryto skimpto botchto do sth half-heartedly or just for showbarely enough to get by Its characters 敷fūto spreadHSK 7–9衍yǎnto spread out Words with 敷衍 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì to do things half-heartedly 敷衍塞责 fū yǎn sè zé to skimp on the job