响应

響應

xiǎngyìng

verb HSK 7 #14,258

Meanings

1 to respond to
2 to answer (a call)
3 response

Characters

respond; answer

Examples

很多人响应了这次号召。

Hěn duō rén xiǎngyìng le zhè cì hàozhào.

Many people responded to this call.

政府积极响应了群众的要求。

Zhèngfǔ jījí xiǎngyìng le qúnzhòng de yāoqiú.

The government actively responded to the public's demands.

服务器的响应速度很快。

Fúwùqì de xiǎngyìng sùdù hěn kuài.

The server's response speed is very fast.

Tips

usage

响应 implies actively answering a call to action or initiative. It's more proactive than 回应 (huíyìng, to reply). Also used in tech: 响应时间 (response time).

Stroke Order

响 xiǎng

应 yīng