答应 (dā ying) — to answer, to respond; to agree, to promise
Definition
答应 covers both senses: 'to answer/respond' (like 答) AND 'to agree/promise' (like 肯 or 承诺). The promise sense usually takes a verb phrase or clause (他答应来).
verb
to answerto respondto agreeto promise
Examples
- ，答应。Tā wèn le wǒ yí gè wèn tí, wǒ dā ying le tā.He asked me a question, and I answered him.
- 答应。Wǒ dā ying le péng you de yāo qiú.I agreed to my friend's request.
- 答应。Tā dā ying míng tiān lái bāng wǒ.He promised to come and help me tomorrow.
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