回应 (huí yìng) — how to say "to respond" in Chinese

回应

To respond, to reply

verb

Character composition

回

to return

应

to respond

Radicals / Keys

囗

Enclosure

#31 · wéi · 3 strokes

广

Dotted cliff

#53 · yǎn · 3 strokes

Collocations

回应质疑

huíyìng zhìyí

to respond to doubts

回应邀请

huíyìng yāoqǐng

to respond to an invitation

公开回应

gōngkāi huíyìng

to respond publicly

Examples

她没有回应我的邀请,让我很失望。

She didn't respond to my invitation, which disappointed me a lot.

他回应了我的问题。

He responded to my question.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

How to say respond in Chinese?

"to respond" in Chinese is 回应 (huí yìng).

回应 meaning in English

回应 (huí yìng) means "To respond, to reply".

How is 回应 pronounced?

It is pronounced huí yìng (written as hui ying, huiying). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to respond" in Chinese characters?

It is written 回应: 回 has 6 strokes, 应 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 回应?

回应 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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