敷衍
Old HSK 6
敷衍 (fūyǎn) · to do half-heartedly
敷衍 (fūyǎn) means “to do half-heartedly; to brush off”. It is written with 2 characters: 敷 (to apply) + 衍 (to overflow). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 敷衍 is built
The characters
敷 fū · to apply
What 敷 is made of
- 旉fū — to announce
- 甫fǔ — to begin
- 十 — ten
- 用yòng — to use
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 甫fǔ — to begin
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
衍 yǎn · to overflow
What 衍 is made of
- 行xíng — to go
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 氵shuǐ — water
Example sentences
他做事从来不敷衍。Tā zuòshì cónglái bù fūyǎn.He never does things half-heartedly.
别用这样的话来敷衍我。Bié yòng zhèyàng de huà lái fūyǎn wǒ.Don't try to brush me off with words like that.
Questions about 敷衍
What does 敷衍 mean?
敷衍 (fūyǎn) means “to do half-heartedly; to brush off”.
How do you pronounce 敷衍?
敷衍 is pronounced fūyǎn.
Which HSK level is 敷衍?
敷衍 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 敷衍 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.