(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)[cedict]
他
tāㄊㄚ
he; him[cedict]
认为
rèn wéiㄖㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel[cedict]
敷衍
fū yǎnㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ
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[cedict]
而
érㄦˊ
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)[cedict]
过时
guò shíㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ
old-fashioned[cedict]
的
deㄉㄜ˙
díㄉㄧˊ
dìㄉㄧˋ
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive[cedict]
really and truly[cedict]
aim; clear[cedict]
提问
tí wènㄊㄧˊ ㄨㄣˋ
put questions to; quiz[cedict]
方式
fāng shìㄈㄤ ㄕˋ
way (of life); pattern; style; mode; manner[cedict]
上
shàngㄕㄤˋ
on; on top; upon; first (of two parts); previous or last (week etc); upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; above; to go up; to attend (class or university); third tone of putonghua[cedict]