应付

yìng fu

HSK 7–9

Meaning

应付指处理、对付或应对某种情况，也可表示勉强地对待或凑合。

To deal with, cope with, or handle a situation; also means to manage something perfunctorily or make do.

常用于表示处理问题、应对人或事物，或指勉强地对待。

Commonly used to indicate handling problems, dealing with people or things, or doing something perfunctorily.

1 他很有经验，能轻松应付各种突发情况。 (He is very experienced and can easily handle various emergencies.)
2 别担心，这件事我能应付。 (Don't worry, I can handle this.)
3 他对工作只是应付了事，没有认真对待。 (He just goes through the motions at work, not taking it seriously.)
4 面对顾客的投诉，她从容应付。 (She calmly handled the customer's complaint.)
5 这次考试他只是勉强应付过去了。 (He just barely scraped through the exam.)
6 生活中有很多难题需要我们应付。 (There are many difficulties in life that we need to cope with.)

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