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Definition(s) for: 敷衍塞责

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
敷衍塞责 fū yǎn - sè zé - (idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously

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
- - 80,963 75,960 96,664

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to spread
- to lay out
- to apply (powder, ointment etc)
- sufficient (to cover)
- enough
yǎn- to spread out
- to develop
- to overflow
- to amplify
- superfluous
sāi- to plug; to stop up; to stuff in
- (bound form) a stopper; a cork
sài- (bound form) strategic stronghold
- (bound form) to block; to obstruct
- duty
- responsibility
- to reproach
- to blame

Other Words Containing 敷衍塞责

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
敷衍塞责 - - 80,963 75,960 96,664