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答应

答應
dāying
verb HSK 2 #953

Meanings

  1. 1 to agree; to promise
  2. 2 to respond; to answer

Examples

HSK 1
你答应我的事别忘了。
Nǐ dāying wǒ de shì bié wàng le.
Don't forget what you promised me.
HSK 2
他答应了我的请求。
Tā dāying le wǒ de qǐngqiú.
He agreed to my request.
HSK 5
我叫了他好几声，他才答应。
Wǒ jiào le tā hǎojǐ shēng, tā cái dāying.
I called him several times before he responded.

Tips

usage
答应 has two meanings: to promise/agree (答应帮忙 = agreed to help) and to respond when called (叫他不答应 = called him but he didn't respond). Note the first tone on 答 here - different from 回答 (huídá, to answer a question).

Stroke Order

答 dá
应 yīng