How to say “reply” in Chinese
reply (to a message)
“Reply” in Chinese is 回复, huí fù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
回复 is read huí fù: 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
A frame inside a frame.
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 “回复”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 回复. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他还没回复我。tāháiméihuífùwǒHe hasn't replied to me yet.
- 我马上回复你wǒmǎshànghuífùnǐI'll reply to you right away.
- 你怎么还没回复我的短信？nǐzěnmeháiméihuífùwǒdeduǎnxìnWhy haven't you replied to my text yet?
- 请尽快回复我的邮件qǐngjǐnkuàihuífùwǒdeyóujiànPlease reply to my email as soon as possible.
- 你怎么不回复我的信息？nǐzěnmebùhuífùwǒdexìnxīWhy aren't you answering my messages?
More words from the lesson “Letters and messages”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “reply” in Chinese?
“Reply” in Chinese is 回复, pinyin huífù.
What does 回复 mean?
回复 (huífù) means “reply (to a message)”.
How do you write 回复?
回复 is 2 characters: 回 (huí) — return; 复 (fù) — again; repeat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 回复?
回复 is read huífù. Tones: huí — second tone, fù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“reply” in the lesson “Letters and messages”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” 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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