敷衍
fūyǎn
to go through the motions; perfunctory
Every meaning
fūyǎn
- to go through the motions; perfunctory
- to brush off
Its characters
- 敷fūto apply (ointment, a mask); to spread on
- 衍yǎnto spread out; to develop (as in 衍生)
Words with 衍
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).