Writing
答应 (dāying) — how to say "to answer" in Chinese
答应
To answer; to agree
verb
Character composition
答
to answer
应
to respond
Radicals / Keys
广
Dotted cliff
#53 · yǎn · 3 strokes
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
Collocations
答应帮忙
dāying bāngmáng
agree to help
答应一声
dāying yī shēng
answer with a sound
答应请求
dāying qǐngqiú
agree to a request
Examples
我昨天答应妈妈今天早点回家帮她准备晚饭。
Yesterday I promised my mother that I would come home early today to help her prepare dinner.
答应帮忙。
Agree to help.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to answer" in Chinese?
"to answer" in Chinese is 答应 (dāying).
答应 meaning in English
答应 (dāying) means "To answer; to agree".
How is 答应 pronounced?
It is pronounced dāying (written as daying). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to answer" in Chinese characters?
It is written 答应: 答 has 12 strokes, 应 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 答应?
答应 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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