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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 敷衍

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
敷衍 fū yǎn - to elaborate (on a theme)
- to expound (the classics)
- perfunctory
- to skimp
- to botch
- to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
- barely enough to get by

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 14,039 17,528 9,075

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
敷 fū- to spread
- to lay out
- to apply (powder, ointment etc)
- sufficient (to cover)
- enough
衍 yǎn- to spread out
- to develop
- to overflow
- to amplify
- superfluous

Other Words Containing 敷衍

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
敷衍 6 - 14,039 17,528 9,075
敷衍了事 - - 33,040 51,573 42,749
敷衍塞责 - - 80,963 75,960 96,664