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穷于应付

qióng yú yìng fù

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Definitions

  1. 1. to struggle to cope (with a situation)
  2. 2. to be at one's wits' end

Child Words of 穷于应付

应
yìng

to answer

付
fù

to pay

应付
yìng fu

to deal with

应
yīng

to agree (to do sth)

穷
qióng

poor

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on