应对

應對

yìngduì

verb HSK 6 #10,662

Meanings

1 to deal with; to handle; to cope with
2 to respond to

Characters

to respond; to deal with

to face; toward

To respond and face — handling challenges or situations.

Examples

我们要学会应对各种挑战。

Wǒmen yào xuéhuì yìng duì gè zhǒng tiǎozhàn.

We need to learn to handle various challenges.

政府采取措施应对气候变化。

Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ cuòshī yìng duì qìhòu biànhuà.

The government took measures to deal with climate change.

她很善于应对突发情况。

Tā hěn shànyú yìng duì tūfā qíngkuàng.

She is very good at handling emergencies.

Tips

usage

应对 is more formal than 处理 (chǔlǐ, to handle/process). It implies responding to something challenging or unexpected: 应对危机 (handle a crisis), 应对压力 (cope with pressure).

Stroke Order

应 yīng

对 duì