Chinese word dictionary

答应

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified答应

Traditional答應

Pinyindāying

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

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

答dá

answer, reply; to return; to assent to

应yīng

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

How to learn 答应

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.

回答huídá

to reply; to answer; reply; answer

应该yīnggāi

ought to; should; must

答dá

to answer; to reply; to respond

答案dá’àn

answer; solution; CL:個|个[ge4]

适应shìyìng

to adapt; to fit; to suit

应聘yìngpìn

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