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应 (yìng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1.

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2.

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3.

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Semi-Enclosed

应

应=

4.

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5.

How to Use 应

Responding or Answering

Words where 应 means to respond to a stimulus, invitation, or request.

反应 • fǎn yìng • reaction; response; repercussion • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 应

应该 • yīng gāi • should

HSK 3

yīng应

gāi该

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

fǎn

Information

Pinyinyìng

Meaningshould, ought to; respond, answer

Strokes7

Radical广

Traditional應

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#466

Zhuyinㄧㄥˋ

UnicodeU+5E94

CangjieYRHHI

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A shelter (广) responds with a heart (心) — to answer or respond appropriately.

fǎn反

yìng应

reaction; response; repercussion

响应 • xiǎng yìng • respond; answer • HSK 6

HSK 6

xiǎng响

yìng应

respond; answer

应邀 • yìng yāo • at somebody's invitation • HSK 6

HSK 6

yìng应

yāo邀

at somebody's invitation

Adapting or Handling

Words where 应 conveys the idea of dealing with a situation or applying something.

适应 • shì yìng • to adapt • HSK 4

HSK 4

shì适

yìng应

to adapt

应付 • yìng fu • deal with; cope with; handle • HSK 5

HSK 5

yìng应

fu付

deal with; cope with; handle

应用 • yìng yòng • use; app; application • HSK 5

HSK 5

yìng应

yòng用

use; app; application

should

应聘 • yìng pìn • accept an offer of employment

HSK 4

yìng应

pìn聘

accept an offer of employment

答应 • dā ying • answer; reply; to agree

HSK 5

dā答

ying应

answer; reply; to agree

应对 • yìng duì • to answer; to reply

HSK 3.0 · L5

yìng应

duì对

to answer; to reply

应当 • yīng dāng • should; ought to

HSK 3.0 · L5

yīng应

dāng当

should; ought to

供应 • gōng yìng • to supply

HSK 3.0 · L6

gōng供

yìng应

to supply

反

yìng应

hěn很

kuài快

。

He reacted quickly to this news.

tā他

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

shì适

yìng应

le了

xīn新

de的

gōng工

zuò作

huán环

jìng境

。

He quickly adapted to the new work environment.

nǐ你

yìng应

jí及

shí时

huí回

fù复

zhè这

fēng封

yóu邮

jiàn件

。

You should reply to this email promptly.

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

。

We should protect the environment.

zhè这

ge个

yìng应

yòng用

fēi非

cháng常

shí实

yòng用

。

This application is very practical.

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