应付

應付

yìngfù

verb HSK 7 #2,548

Meanings

1 to deal with
2 to cope with
3 to do something perfunctorily

Characters

to respond; to deal with

to pay; to hand over

Literally 'respond and handle' — to cope with or deal with perfunctorily

Examples

他一个人应付不了这么多工作。

Tā yī gè rén yìngfù bù liǎo zhème duō gōngzuò.

He can't cope with so much work by himself.

别用应付的态度对待学习。

Bié yòng yìngfù de tàidù duìdài xuéxí.

Don't take a perfunctory attitude toward studying.

Tips

usage

应付 has two senses: (1) to deal with / cope with a difficult situation (neutral), and (2) to do something half-heartedly just to get it over with (negative). Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

应 yīng

付 fù