窮於應付 qióngyúyìngfù to struggle to cope Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 穷 窮 qióng hard-pressed in a difficult situation; at a dead end; cornered (as in 穷寇 qióngkòu or 穷途末路 qióngtúmòlù)于 於 yú preposition in Indicates a location, scope, or time; equivalent to 在 zài应付 應付 yìngfu verb to deal with To handle or cope with a person or situation; to manage a task or challenge.