yīng
shēng

common
verb
colloquial

Meaning of 应声

应声 means to answer; to respond verbally; to make a sound in reply. Pronounced yīng shēng.

  • to answer; to respond verbally; to make a sound in reply

Definitions & Examples

Qiāo
le
zhèn
mén
 
bian
méi
yǒu
rén
yīng
shēng
ér
 

I knocked for a while, but no one answered inside.

Wèn
le
bàn
tiān
 
gāi
yīng
shēng
 

I asked for a long time; you should at least respond once.

hǎn
le
sān
biàn
 
cái
yīng
shēng
 

I called three times before he finally answered.

guǎn
zěn
me
wèn
 
jiù
shì
yīng
shēng
 

No matter how I asked, he simply wouldn't respond.