Chinese word

回应

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí yìng

Meaning

  • verbrespond

Example

她没有回应我的问候。tā méi yǒu huí yìng wǒ de wèn hòu

She didn't respond to my greeting.

Illustration for 回应 (respond)

More examples

政府迅速回应了民众的关切。zhèng fǔ xùn sù huí yìng le mín zhòng de guān qiè

The government quickly responded to the public's concerns.

Core concept

A return path from an incoming message, request, or gesture to an answering word or action.

Common phrases

  • 回应质疑huí yìng zhì yí

    respond to questioning

  • 做出回应zuò chū huí yìng

    give a response

  • 回应批评huí yìng pī píng

    respond to criticism

Similar words

回答huí dá: Give an answer to a question.
回复huí fù: Reply to a written message, email, or letter.
答复dá fù: Give a formal or polite reply in writing or speech.
应答yìng dá: Respond aloud with spoken words or a vocal signal.

Definition in Chinese

对别人发出的信息、请求或举动作出回复或反应，指以言语或行动表示应答或回应。duì bié rén fā chū de xìn xī qǐng qiú huò jǔ dòng zuò chū huí fù huò fǎn yìng zhǐ yǐ yán yǔ huò xíng dòng biǎo shì yìng dá huò huí yìng

Word origin

The compound 回 (huí, "return") + 应 (yìng, "respond") presents a response as something returned to what comes first.

Usage tips

  • English often separates reply from react, but this verb covers both a spoken answer and a reaction shown through conduct, not only a response to a question.

Other meanings

  • replyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 回应者huí yìng zhěrespondentnoun
  • 回应性huí yìng xìngresponsivenessnoun

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