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穷于应付
窮於應付
qióngyúyìngfù
1. to struggle to cope (with a situation)
2. to be at one's wits' end

Character Breakdown

穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4 7 丶
于
yú
at, in, on; to, from; alas!
HSK 3 3 丶
应
yīng
should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
HSK 3 7 丶
付
fù
give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
HSK 4 5 丶

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