应对 yìngduì to answer
to answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response
How to remember 应对: 应 should + 对 correct = to answer.
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How it is used
- To respond to / cope with a situation or challenge: 应对危机 (yìngduì wēijī) handle a crisis.
- Note the reading yìng (4th tone, respond), not yīng (should).
- Contrast 应付 (yìngfu), which can mean cope with grudgingly/do half-heartedly; 应对 is neutral, competent handling.