应 (yìng) — to respond, to answer; to comply with, to agree (to do sth); to deal with, to cope with
Definition
In this sense 应 (yìng) means 'to respond' or 'to deal with' (应约, 应对). It is a more formal written verb than the colloquial 答应 ('to answer / agree to do').
verb
to respondto answerto comply withto agree (to do sth)to deal withto cope with
Examples
- ，应。Tā qiāo le qiāo mén, lǐ miàn yìng le yī shēng.He knocked on the door, and someone inside responded with a sound.
- 应，。Tā yìng yuē ér lái, zhǔn shí cān jiā le huì yì.She came as promised and attended the meeting on time.
- ，。Miàn duì tū fā qíng kuàng, tā lěng jìng yìng duì.Facing the emergency, he calmly dealt with it.
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