敷衍塞责

敷衍塞責

fūyǎn-sèzé

idiom #80,963

Meanings

他对待工作敷衍塞责，从不认真。

Tā duìdài gōngzuò fūyǎn-sèzé, cóngbù rènzhēn.

He goes through the motions at work, never taking it seriously.

这份报告写得敷衍塞责，根本没有分析。

Zhè fèn bàogào xiě de fūyǎn-sèzé, gēnběn méiyǒu fēnxī.

This report was written perfunctorily, with no real analysis at all.

对群众的意见不能敷衍塞责。

Duì qúnzhòng de yìjiàn bùnéng fūyǎn-sèzé.

Public feedback must not be handled half-heartedly.

mistakes

塞 here reads sè (not sāi 'to stuff' or sài 'frontier'). 塞责 = 'to fulfill a duty (just barely)'. Getting this tone wrong is a very common error.

Sharply critical - common in editorials, disciplinary notices, and workplace complaints. Avoid when you only mean 'casual' or 'relaxed'.

敷 fū

衍 yǎn

塞 sāi

责 zé