应答

應答

yìngdá

verb #17,815

Meanings

1 to reply
2 to respond
3 to answer

Characters

to respond; to answer

to answer; to reply

Literally 'respond and answer' - a formal way of saying to reply.

Examples

HSK 3

他对每个问题都认真应答。

Tā duì měigè wèntí dōu rènzhēn yìngdá.

He answered every question seriously.

HSK 4

系统没有应答。

Xìtǒng méiyǒu yìngdá.

The system did not respond.

Tips

register

应答 is more formal than 回答. It's often used in technical contexts (e.g., system response) or formal speech.

Stroke Order

应 yīng

答 dá