Chinese word dictionary

应允

yīng yǔn · to give one's assent; to consent; Taiwan pr. [ying4 yun3]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified应允

Traditional應允

Pinyinyīng yǔn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

应yīng

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

允yǔn

to grant, to consent; just, fair

How to learn 应允

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

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

应聘yìngpìn

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

允许yǔnxǔ

to permit; to allow

反应fǎnyìng

to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction; CL:個|个[ge4]