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

他对每个问题都认真应答。

Tā duì měigè wèntí dōu rènzhēn yìngdá.

He answered every question seriously.

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