敷衍 fūyǎn▶ jugar a

Stroke order

敷衍 is written in 24 strokes across 2 characters.

• 敷 — 15 strokes
• 衍 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. to elaborate (on a theme)
2. to expound (the classics)
3. perfunctory
4. to skimp
5. to botch
6. to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
7. barely enough to get by

Related words

• 夫人Señora
• 幅度rango; extensión, alcance

敷衍 is pronounced fūyǎn and means “jugar a”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 敷衍 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.