应付自如 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to handle matters with ease
• to hold one's own

Character by character

• 应yìngshould, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with,
• 付fugive, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
• 自zìself; private, personal; from
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing

Idioms sharing a character

• 一呼百应 yī hū bǎi yìng
• 咎有应得 jiù yǒu yīng dé
• 报应不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng
• 得心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu
• 应付裕如 yìng fu yù rú
• 应天承运 yìng tiān chéng yùn
• 应天顺时 yìng tiān shùn shí
• 应接不暇 yìng jiē bù xiá
• 应有尽有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu
• 应机立断 yìng jī lì duàn

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