答应 dāying to answer
to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
How to remember 答应: 答 answer + 应 should = to answer.
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How it is used
- Verb meaning to respond affirmatively - to agree to a request or promise to do something, not just to answer a question.
- 他答应了我的请求 (tā dāyingle wǒ de qǐngqiú) - He agreed to my request.
- Contrast with 回答 (huídá), which means to answer a question factually - you 回答 a question but 答应 a request or invitation.
- Common in everyday speech, especially with promises: 妈妈答应带我去公园 (Mom promised to take me to the park).
Example sentences
- 我答应了。 Wǒ dāyìng le.I promised.
- 谢谢您答应到来。 Xièxiènín dāyìng dàolái.Thanks for agreeing to come.
- 谢谢你答应到来。 Xièxiè nǐ dāyìng dàolái.Thanks for agreeing to come.