窮於應付 qióng yú yìng fù

to struggle to cope (with a situation)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
窮 qióng
poor; destitute; thoroughly
於 yú
at; in; to
應 yìng
should; ought to; must
付 fù HSK 4
to pay; to hand over to; surname Fu