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perfunctory

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fu1yan3 fūyǎn

Alternative Pinyin

fu1yan5 fūyan

Meaning


Primary

perfunctory

Alternatives

to be perfunctory, be perfunctory

Mnemonic


敷衍 Perfunctory describes an attitude where you 敷 apply yourself in the least engaged way to some task, doing the bare minium to allow it 衍 to develop further.

Usage


老師 訓斥 他 的 敷衍 態度。

The teacher scolded him for his perfunctory attitude.

他 的 回答 聽 起來 很 敷衍。

His answer sounds very perfunctory.

他 敷衍 地 應付 了 客戶 的 問題。

He dealt with the client's questions in a perfunctory manner.