duìfu

对付

HSK 4Word · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional對付

deal with; make do; get along

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to deal with; to cope with; to handle

Often used to describe managing a person or situation.

Tā他
shì是
gè个
hěn很
nán难
duì对
fu付
de的
duì对
shǒu手
 。

He is a very difficult opponent to deal with.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
bàn办
fǎ法
duì对
fu付
tā他
 。

I have a way to handle him.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
wèn问
tí题
hěn很
róng容
yì易
duì对
fu付
 。

This kind of minor problem is easy to deal with.

2.

verb

to make do; to get by; to put up with

Often used when something is not ideal but acceptable.

Jīn今
wǎn晚
jiù就
duì对
fu付
zhe着
chī吃
diǎn点
miàn面
bāo包
ba吧
 。

Let's just make do with some bread for dinner tonight.

Zhè这
fáng房
zi子
suī虽
rán然
jiù旧
 ,
dàn但
duì对
fu付
zhe着
hái还
néng能
zhù住
 。

Although this house is old, we can still manage to live in it.

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Xiān先
duì对
fu付
yī一
wǎn晚
shàng上
 ,
míng明
tiān天
zài再
zhǎo找
jiǔ酒
diàn店
 。

Let's put up with it for one night and find a hotel tomorrow.

3.

adjective

to get along well; to be compatible; to be on good terms

dialect

Often used in the negative, especially in dialectal or informal contexts, to indicate disharmony.

Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
zuì最
jìn近
guān关
xì系
yǒu有
diǎn点
bù不
duì对
fu付
 。

The two of them haven't been getting along well recently.

Bié别
shēng生
qì气
 ,
wǒ我
men们
méi没
yǒu有
shén什
me么
bù不
duì对
fu付
de的
dì地
fang方
 。

Don't be angry, there's nothing we don't see eye to eye on.