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答

Character · VerbTraditional荅

answer; respond

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to answer; to reply; to respond

This pronunciation is used specifically in certain compound words like 答应 (dā ying) and 答理 (dā li).

Tā他
méi没
yǒu有
dā答
li理
wǒ我
 。

He didn't respond to me.

Tā她
diǎn点
tóu头
dā答
ying应
le了
wǒ我
de的
qǐng请
qiú求
 。

She nodded and agreed to my request.

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Bù不
guǎn管
wǒ我
zěn怎
me么
jiào叫
tā他
 ,
tā他
dōu都
bù不
dā答
shēng声
 。

No matter how I called him, he didn't respond.

Nǐ你
jiù就
dā答
ying应
bāng帮
wǒ我
zhè这
ge个
máng忙
ba吧
 !

Just agree to help me with this favor!

Duō多
nián年
méi没
lián联
xì系
 ,
tā他
jìng竟
rán然
hái还
dā答
li理
wǒ我
 。

After not contacting for many years, he still responded to me.