Chinese word dictionary

响应

xiǎngyìng · to respond to; answer; CL:個|个[ge4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified响应

Traditional響應

Pinyinxiǎngyìng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

响xiǎng

to make noise, to make sound; sound

应yīng

should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope

How to learn 响应

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

应该yīnggāi

ought to; should; must

影响yǐngxiǎng

influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3]

答应dāying

to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

适应shìyìng

to adapt; to fit; to suit

响xiǎng

echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises

应聘yìngpìn

to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position