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

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# What does 应付 mean?

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应付 yìngfu

## to cope with; to deal with

## It can also mean

- to do perfunctorily; to go through the motions

## Its characters

1. 应 yìng to deal with
2. 付 fù to pay

## In a sentence

这么多工作，我一个人应付不过来。 With this much work, I can't cope with it alone.

孔明却推辞道：“我久居山野，懒于**应付**世事，不能从命。

From [三顾茅庐 · Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-visits-to-the-thatched-cottage-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-8#library-word-871-873)

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## More words with 应 or 付

- [答应 dāying](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daying)
- [对付 duìfu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duifu)
- [对应 duìyìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duiying)
- [付出 fùchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuchu)
- [供应 gōngyìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongying)
- [供应链 gōngyìngliàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongyinglian)
- [回应 huíyìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huiying)
- [交付 jiāofù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaofu)
- [适应 shìyìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiying)
- [顺应 shùnyìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shunying)

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