应付

應付

yìngfù

verb HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 2

他一个人应付不了这么多工作。

Tā yīgè rén yìngfù bù liǎo zhème duō gōngzuò.

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

HSK 3

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