应对 (yìng duì) — to deal with; to cope with; to handle; to respond; to reply
Definition
应对 (yìngduì) means 'to deal with / cope with' a situation or challenge — used more for handling problems than for replying to questions (use 回答 for that). More formal than 应付, which can also imply getting by half-heartedly.
verb
to deal withto cope withto handleto respondto reply
Examples
- ，应对。Miàn duì tū fā qíng kuàng, tā lěng jìng yìng duì.He calmly dealt with the unexpected situation.
- 应对。Wǒ men xū yào xué huì rú hé yìng duì gè zhǒng tiǎo zhàn.We need to learn how to cope with various challenges.
- 应对。Jì zhě de wèn tí hěn nán yìng duì.The reporter's questions were hard to answer.
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