答
应

To answer in Chinese: 答应 (dā ying)

dā ying

to answer

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 答應2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to answer; to respond
  2. 2to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

Stroke order

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答
应

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄚ

dā

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ a—/ first tone

˙ㄧㄥ

ying

˙/ neutral toneㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng

Simplified & traditional

答应

Simplified

答應

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我答应了。

    wǒ dā ying le。

    I promised.

  • 你到底答应吗？

    nǐ dào dǐ dā ying ma？

    Did you eventually respond?

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Related words

应

yìng

to answer

答

dá

to answer

回答

huí dá

to reply

应该

yīng gāi

ought to

答案

dá àn

answer

适应

shì yìng

to adapt

反应

fǎn yìng

to react

应付

yìng fu

to deal with

应聘

yìng pìn

to accept a job offer

应用

yìng yòng

to put to use

应当

yīng dāng

should

供应

gōng yìng

to supply

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