应声

應聲

yìngshēng

verb #35,833

Meanings

1 to answer (a call), to respond aloud
2 to echo, to chime in
3 (adverbial) at the sound of, immediately upon a noise

Characters

Examples

我喊了好几次,他都没应声。

Wǒ hǎn le hǎojǐ cì, tā dōu méi yìngshēng.

I called several times but he didn't answer.

枪一响,鸟儿应声而落。

Qiāng yì xiǎng, niǎor yìngshēng ér luò.

At the sound of the gun, the bird fell instantly.

Tips

usage

Two patterns: (1) 'to respond verbally' (没应声 = 'gave no response'), (2) 'in response to a sound' as in 应声而 + verb ('immediately upon hearing X, ...'). The second is literary.

Stroke Order

应 yīng

声 shēng