应付

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to deal with; to cope

Often read yìngfu (neutral tone). The 'perfunctory' sense is negative.

Examples

• 这么多工作，我一个人应付不了。

  zhè me duō gōng zuò, wǒ yí gè rén yìng fù bù liǎo.

  I can't cope with this much work on my own.

• 他做作业只是应付一下。

  tā zuò zuò yè zhǐ shì yìng fù yí xià.

  He does his homework just to get it done.

• 她很会应付各种客人。

  tā hěn huì yìng fù gè zhǒng kè rén.

  She's good at handling all kinds of customers.

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