敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì 🔊 to do things half-heartedly + Keep this word Meanings fū yǎn liǎo shì (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions Its characters 敷fūto spreadHSK 7–9衍yǎnto spread out了le(marks a change, or something done)HSK 1事shìthing; matterHSK 1