应 (yīng): should, to respond
应 (yīng) is a Chinese character meaning “should, to respond.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 广 (structural), ⺍ (structural) and 一 (structural). It ranks #144 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- should, to respond
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 应
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 应该verb | yīng gāi | ought to | 3 |
| 答应verb | dā ying | to answer | 4 |
| 反应verb/noun | fǎn yìng | to react | 5 |
| 适应verb | shì yìng | to adapt | 4 |
| 应当verb | yīng dāng | should | 5 |
| 供应verb | gōng yìng | to supply | 6 |
| 效应noun | xiào yìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) | 6 |
| 应用verb/adjective | yìng yòng | to put to use | 5 |
| 应对verb | yìng duì | to answer | 5 |
| 相应verb | xiāng yìng | to correspond | 6 |
| 对应verb/adjective | duì yìng | to correspond (to) | 6 |
| 应聘verb | yìng pìn | to accept a job offer | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 应付verb | yìng fu | to deal with |
| 应得verb | yīng dé | to deserve |
| 回应verb | huí yìng | to respond |
| 报应noun | bào yìng | (Buddhism) divine retribution |
| 感应noun | gǎn yìng | response |
| 应有adjective | yīng yǒu | to deserve (attention, respect etc) |
| 应急verb | yìng jí | to respond to an emergency |
| 理应verb | lǐ yīng | should |
| 化学反应 | huà xué fǎn yìng | chemical reaction |
| 供应商noun | gōng yìng shāng | supplier |
| 反应堆noun | fǎn yìng duī | reactor |
| 响应verb | xiǎng yìng | to respond to |
| 应有尽有 | yīng yǒu jìn yǒu | everything that should be here is here (idiom) |
| 应征verb | yìng zhēng | to apply (for a job) |
| 应酬verb | yìng chou | to engage in social activities |
应 appears in 104 compound words: 53 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 应 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (23)
Showing 12 of 23 idioms containing 应.
Example Sentences
我们应该按时完成任务，不能拖延。
Wǒmen yīnggāi ànshí wánchéng rènwu, bùnéng tuōyán.
We should complete tasks on time and not delay.
回应法国质疑 欧委会称受邀参加“和平委员会”...
huí yīng fǎ guó zhì yí ōu wěi huì chèn shòu yāo cān jiā hé píng wěi yuán huì . . .
In response to France's doubts, the European Commission said it was invited to participate in the "Peace Commission"...
...航空飞往台北航班遇大雾盘旋后折返,航司回应:..
. . . háng kōng fēi wǎng tái běi háng bān yù dà wù pán xuán hòu shé fǎn , háng sī huí yīng . .
A flight bound for Taipei was forced to circle due to heavy fog before returning to its departure airport. The airline responded:
地域文化在国际中文教育中的应用
dì yù wén huā zài guó jì zhōng wén jiào yù zhōng de yīng yòng
The Application of Regional Culture in International Chinese Language Education
张艺谋回应在电影《惊蛰无声》中“间谍在垃圾桶交接手...
zhāng yì móu huí yīng zài diàn yǐng jīng 蛰 mó shēng zhōng jiān dié zài lā jī tǒng jiāo jiē shǒu . . .
Zhang Yimou responds to the scene in the film Silent Spring where "spies exchange documents in a trash can..."
对话上门做年夜饭的“95后”女生:回应春节当月收入..
duì huà shǎng mén zuò nián yè fàn de hòu nǚ shēng huí yīng chūn jié dāng yuè shōu rù . .
Conversation with a Post-95s Woman Who Cooks New Year's Eve Dinners at Clients' Homes: Responding to Her Monthly Income During the Spring Festival...
我应该去看医生吗？
Wǒ yīnggāi qù kàn yīshēng ma?
Shall I go for the doctor?
你觉得我们应该为世界和平做些什么？
Nǐ juéde wǒmen yīnggāi wèi shìjièhépíng zuò xiē shénme?
What do you think we should do to make for world peace?
我应该回信给他吗？
Wǒ yīnggāi huíxìn gěi tā ma?
Should I reply to his letter?
看到了吧？你应该学一门外语。
Kàn dào le ba? nǐ yīnggāi xué yī mén wàiyǔ.
You see? You must study a foreign language.
Character Family
广 Radical Family — Characters sharing the shelter radical
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