呼应 (hū yìng) — to correspond with, to be in harmony with; to e… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

呼应 (hūyìng) means two things 'echo' or 'correspond' with each other, like a call-and-response. 符合 is for matching rules/standards; 附和 means echoing someone's opinion uncritically, often negatively.

verb

to correspond withto be in harmony withto echo each other

Examples

呼应。
Zhè piān wén zhāng de kāi tóu hé jié wěi hū yìng dé fēi cháng jǐn mì.
The beginning and the end of this article echo each other very closely.
呼应。
Kè tīng de yán sè hé jiā jù de fēng gé hū yìng dé hěn hǎo.
The living room colors and the furniture style harmonize very well.
呼应。
Zhè fú huà de nèi róng yǔ shī gē de zhǔ tí xiāng hū yìng.
The content of this painting corresponds with the theme of the poem.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

应yìngrespond

呼 means call and 应 means respond, together describing calls and responses matching.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口乎呼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

乎

乎hū呼hū

Same sound today

呼 uses 口 (mouth) to show exhaling, calling, or shouting, and 乎 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 應; 应 is its simplified writing.

䧹心應

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

䧹

䧹䧹應yìng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 應 pairs 心 (heart) with 䧹 as a sound part; the simplified 应 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the original components.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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