HSK 6 vocabulary › 敷衍
敷衍
敷衍 in English: to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics)
fū yǎn
to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics)
How to pronounce 敷衍
fū yǎn (without tone marks: fu yan). fū is a first (high, level) tone; yǎn is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 敷衍
敷 fū
to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc)
to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc)
衍 yǎn
to spread out; to develop; to overflow
to spread out; to develop; to overflow