"Perfunctory" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 含糊 | hán hu | ambiguous / vague / careless / perfunctory |   |
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn | 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 | |
| 不痛不痒 | bù tòng bù yǎng | lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory | |
| 苟且 | gǒu qiě | perfunctory / careless / drifting along / resigned to one's fate / improper (relations) / illicit (sex) | |
| 有一搭没一搭 | yǒu yī dā méi yī dā | unimportant / perfunctory / indifferent / (of conversation) idly | |
| 聊备一格 | liáo bèi yī gé | to use as a stopgap / to make a perfunctory gesture / token / nominal | |
