答应 meaning in English
to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
Meaning of 答应
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to answer; to respond
- to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
How to use 答应
答应 is most often used for agreeing to a request or making a promise, and it can also mean answering when someone calls your name. It usually takes an object or a following verb phrase. Example: 他答应明天来帮我。(Tā dāying míngtiān lái bāng wǒ.) He promised to come help me tomorrow.
答 (dá) means to answer and 应 (yìng) means to respond, so 答应 is giving an answer that says yes. Think of someone calling you and you answer back, then agree to what they ask.
Common mistake: Learners often read 应 here as fourth tone yìng, but in 答应 it is said with a neutral tone: dāying, and 答 is first tone dā, not the second tone dá of 回答 (huídá). Also, do not use 答应 for answering a question; use 回答 for that.
答应 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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答 dá · to answer · 12 strokes
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应 yīng · to agree · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 答应.
| 回答 | huídá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 应该 | yīnggāi | ought to; should; must |
| 反应 | fǎnyìng | to react; to respond |
| 适应 | shìyìng | to adapt; to fit |
| 应当 | yīngdāng | should; ought to |
| 应用 | yìngyòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) |
| 答案 | dá'àn | answer; solution |
| 供应 | gōngyìng | to supply; to provide (goods, services etc) |
| 报答 | bàodá | to repay; to requite |
| 答复 | dáfù | to answer; to reply |
| 相应 | xiāngyìng | to correspond; answering (one another) |
| 对应 | duìyìng | to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to |
Questions about 答应
What does 答应 mean?
答应 (dāying) means "to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 答应?
答应 is made of 2 characters: 答 (12 strokes), 应 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 答应 an HSK word?
Yes. 答应 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 答应 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 答应 is written 答應.
What is the difference between 答应 and 同意?
答应 means agreeing to do something someone asks of you, like a promise. 同意 (tóngyì) means agreeing with an opinion or approving a plan. You 答应 a favor, but you 同意 a point of view.
How do I say someone refused or did not agree using 答应?
Put 没 or 不 in front: 她没答应 (tā méi dāying) means she did not agree, and 他不答应 (tā bù dāying) means he will not agree. You can also say 答应了 (dāying le) to show the agreement already happened.