Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
应付
yìngfu
Description
"应付"的意思是处理事情，或者用一种不认真的方法做事。
"应付" means to handle matters or to do things in a careless way.
这个词常常表示只是随便做一下，不太用心。
This word often means to do something casually, without much effort.
Meanings
应付yìngfu
to deal with; to cope with
这么多工作，我一个人应付不了。
I can't handle so much work by myself.
应付yìngfu
to do carelessly just to get by
他做作业只是应付一下。
He just does his homework perfunctorily.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
应付 often implies doing something just enough, without real effort or sincerity.
- Pronunciation
the second character is neutral tone (fu), not the fourth-tone fù.
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