Chinese–EnglishWith examples

对付

duì fu · dui fu

Traditional 對付

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to handle; to deal with; to tackle
  2. to get by with; to make do
  3. (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:25 cartoon

Making do with dinner

  1. Dengdeng

    家里(jiālǐ)没(méi)菜(cài)了(le)，今晚(jīnwǎn)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    There's no food at home. What do we do tonight?

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)对付(duìfu)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)，有(yǒu)米饭(mǐfàn)和(hé)鸡蛋(jīdàn)。

    Let's make do for now. There's rice and eggs.

  3. Dengdeng

    又(yòu)是(shì)鸡蛋(jīdàn)炒饭(chǎofàn)？我们(wǒmen)昨天(zuótiān)也(yě)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)对付(duìfu)的(de)。

    Egg fried rice again? We made do like this yesterday too.

  4. Liangliang

    对付(duìfu)一下(yīxià)，明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)去(qù)买菜(mǎicài)。

    Make do for now. I'll buy groceries tomorrow.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)加(jiā)点(diǎn)酱油(jiàngyóu)，对付(duìfu)一下(yīxià)。

    All right, I'll add some soy sauce and make do.

  6. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，这顿(zhèdùn)饭(fàn)虽然(suīrán)是(shì)对付(duìfu)的(de)，却(què)比(bǐ)饭店(fàndiàn)的(de)还(hái)好吃(hǎochī)！

    Wow, this meal was just making do, but it's even tastier than a restaurant's!

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)点(diǎn)小(xiǎo)事(shì)我(wǒ)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)就(jiù)能(néng)对(duì)付(fu)。

I can handle this small matter by myself.

02

今(jīn)晚(wǎn)没(méi)有(yǒu)菜(cài)，咱(zán)们(men)对(duì)付(fu)着(zhe)吃(chī)碗(wǎn)面(miàn)吧(ba)。

There's no food tonight, so let's just make do with a bowl of noodles.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

The characters

Explore individually
对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

付
fù

to pay; to hand over to

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

More words starting with DExplore words in context