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title: "Duifu Meaning: 对付 (duìfu) Means “to deal with”"
description: "对付 (traditional 對付, duìfu) means “to deal with; to cope with”. Hear its tones, see what 对 and 付 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duifu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 对付 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

对付 duìfu

## to deal with; to cope with

## It can also mean

- to make do
- (coll.) to get along

## Its characters

1. 对 duì right
2. 付 fù to pay

## In a sentence

这个孩子真难对付。 This kid is really hard to deal with.

大家要一起想办法，只要抓住了吕布，董卓就好**对付**了。

From [三英战吕布 · Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-heroes-fight-lu-bu-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-3#library-word-286-288)

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## More words with 对 or 付

- [对白 duìbái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duibai)
- [对比 duìbǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duibi)
- [对不起 duìbuqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duibuqi)
- [对策 duìcè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duice)
- [对待 duìdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duidai)
- [对方 duìfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duifang)
- [对话 duìhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duihua)
- [对接 duìjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duijie)
- [对抗 duìkàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duikang)
- [对了 duìle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duile)

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