答应
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
答应 (dāying) · to agree
答应 (dāying) means “to agree; to promise; to answer”. It is written with 2 characters: 答 (to answer) + 应 (should). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 答应 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
应 yīng · should
What 应 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他答应明天来。Tā dāying míngtiān lái.He promised to come tomorrow.
妈妈答应你了吗？Māma dāying nǐ le ma?Did Mom say yes?
Questions about 答应
What does 答应 mean?
答应 (dāying) means “to agree; to promise; to answer”.
How do you pronounce 答应?
答应 is pronounced dāying.
Which HSK level is 答应?
答应 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 回答huídáto answer
- 答案dá'ànanswer
- 报答bàodáto repay
- 答辩dábiànto defend (a thesis)
- 答复dáfùreply
- 答dáto answer
- 应该yīnggāishould
- 反应fǎnyìngreaction
- 适应shìyìngto adapt
- 应当yīngdāngshould
Learn 答应 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.