HSK 7–9 · verb

敷

fū

to apply (a medicine, cream, etc.); to spread on

医生让我在伤口上敷一点药。

Yīshēng ràng wǒ zài shāngkǒu shàng fū yì diǎn yào。

The doctor told me to apply a little medicine to the wound.

他工作总是敷衍,大家都不满意。

Tā gōngzuò zǒngshì fūyǎn, dàjiā dōu bù mǎnyì。

He always does his work perfunctorily, and everyone is unhappy.