应 yīng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
应付
yìngfu
to deal with; to cope with; to handle perfunctorily
Characters in this word
付 fù
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 面对突发舆情，发言人只是机械地应付记者的提问，反而激化了质疑。 Miànduì tūfā yúqíng, fāyánrén zhǐshì jīxiè de yìngfu jìzhě de tíwèn, fǎn'ér jīhuà le zhìyí. Faced with sudden public controversy, the spokesperson merely handled reporters' questions mechanically, which instead intensified doubts.
- 工作太多，他每天只能勉强应付。 Gōngzuò tài duō, tā měitiān zhǐ néng miǎnqiǎng yìngfu. With so much work, he can barely get by each day.
- 孩子问个不停，爸爸随口应付几句，就低头看手机。 Háizi wèn ge bù tíng, bàba suíkǒu yìngfu jǐ jù, jiù dītóu kàn shǒujī. The child kept asking questions; dad gave a few perfunctory answers and then looked down at his phone.