Question

敷衍 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 HSK6 不，我没在讲段子，我在敷衍你 你知道这中间的区别吗？ bù ， wǒ méi zài jiǎng duànzi ， wǒ zài  fūyǎn  nǐ nǐ zhīdào zhè zhōngjiān de qūbié ma ？

Accepted Answer

fūyǎn v 14039 No, I'm not riffing. I'm ignoring. Do you understand the difference? TV - Seinfeld - S04E15.0.07.58

Chinese	敷衍
Pinyin	fūyǎn
English	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
Part	v
Source	HSK6
Ranking	14039
Example Chinese	不，我没在讲段子，我在敷衍你你知道这中间的区别吗？
Example English	No, I'm not riffing. I'm ignoring. Do you understand the difference?
Example Pinyin	bù ， wǒ méi zài jiǎng duànzi ， wǒ zài fūyǎn nǐ nǐ zhīdào zhè zhōngjiān de qūbié ma ？
Example Source	TV - Seinfeld - S04E15.0.07.58

敷衍 Fūyǎn Wǒ Zài Nǐ Elaborate Theme)/To Expound