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to deal with

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dui4fu5 • duìfu

Meaning


Primary

to deal with

Alternatives

deal with, deals with, dealing with, dealt with

Mnemonic


对付 To deal with something is to find the 对 correct thing to do for it, or to [5] silently figure what you need 付 to pay forth in order to resolve it.

Usage


这 个 人 难 对付。

This person is difficult to deal with.

我 不 知道 怎么 对付 这 只 狗。

I don't know how to deal with this dog.

我们 得 想 办法 对付 这 个 问题。

We have to find a way to deal with this problem.