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应 (yìng): Should — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9Recognition 3Writing 3
1.

Animated Stroke Order 应

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How to write 应 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 应

应 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
应
广guǎng · wide
心xīn · heart
应=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 应

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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
xi息
fǎn

Information

Pinyinyìng
Meaningshould, ought to; respond, answer
Strokes7
Radical广
Traditional應
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#466
Zhuyinㄧㄥˋ
UnicodeU+5E94
CangjieYRHHI
广guǎng · wide
+心xīn · heart
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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