答复
Old HSK 6
答复 (dáfù) · reply
答复 (dáfù) means “reply; to reply (formally)”. It is written with 2 characters: 答 (to answer) + 复 (again). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 答复 is built
The characters
答 dá · to answer
What 答 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 合hé — to combine
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼jí — to assemble
复 fù · again
What 复 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: A person 亻 who goes somewhere 夂 every day 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我还在等公司的答复。Wǒ hái zài děng gōngsī de dáfù.I'm still waiting for the company's reply.
请你尽快答复我。Qǐng nǐ jǐnkuài dáfù wǒ.Please reply to me as soon as possible.
Questions about 答复
What does 答复 mean?
答复 (dáfù) means “reply; to reply (formally)”.
How do you pronounce 答复?
答复 is pronounced dáfù.
Which HSK level is 答复?
答复 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 回答huídáto answer
- 答应dāyingto agree
- 答案dá'ànanswer
- 报答bàodáto repay
- 答辩dábiànto defend (a thesis)
- 答dáto answer
- 重复chóngfùto repeat
- 复习fùxíto review
- 反复fǎnfùrepeatedly
- 复印fùyìnto photocopy
Learn 答复 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.