How to say “agree” in Chinese
agree, promise
“Agree” in Chinese is 答应, dā ying: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
答应 is read dā ying: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 竹 “bamboo”; below, 合.
On top, 广 “shelter”. Its second reading is yìng, “respond”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “答应”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 答应. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他答应明天帮我搬家tādāyingmíngtiānbāngwǒbānjiāHe promised to help me move tomorrow.
- 他当场就答应了tādāngchǎngjiùdāyingleHe agreed right there on the spot.
- 他毫不犹豫地答应了。tāháobùyóuyùdedāyingleHe agreed without the slightest hesitation.
- 他很痛快地答应了tāhěntòngkuàidedāyingleHe agreed right away, without hesitation.
- 他只是口头答应了。tāzhǐshìkǒutóudāyingleHe only agreed verbally.
More words from the lesson “Invitations and saying no”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “agree” in Chinese?
“Agree” in Chinese is 答应, pinyin dāying.
What does 答应 mean?
答应 (dāying) means “agree, promise”.
How do you write 答应?
答应 is 2 characters: 答 (dá) — answer; 应 (yīng) — should, ought to. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 答应?
答应 is read dāying. Tones: dā — first tone, ying — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“agree” in the lesson “Invitations and saying no”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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