对付 duìfu▶ tratar con

Stroke order

对付 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

• 对 — 5 strokes
• 付 — 5 strokes

Senses

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)

Related words

• 对应Correspondiente
• 对抗Combate
• 对照comparar; cotejar
• 对称simétrico
• 对立Oposición
• 对策contramedida

对付 is pronounced duìfu and means “tratar con”. This word appears in HSK 6, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 对付 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.