respond; talk to each other
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to respond; to answer
neutralOften used when someone initially ignores or is slow to respond to a question or remark.
Wǒ我
wèn问
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
biàn遍
，
tā他
cái才
miǎn勉
qiǎng强
dā搭
qiāng腔
。
I asked several times before he reluctantly answered.
Wǒ我
jiào叫
tā他
，
tā他
bù不
dā搭
qiāng腔
，
bù不
zhī知
dào道
zài在
xiǎng想
shén什
me么
。
I called him, but he didn't respond; I don't know what he's thinking about.
verb
to talk to each other; to engage in conversation
neutralOften implies initiating or resuming conversation after a period of silence or disagreement.
Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
chǎo吵
jià架
hòu后
，
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
dōu都
bù不
hù互
xiāng相
dā搭
qiāng腔
。
After their argument, they didn't talk to each other for several days.
Zài在
huǒ火
chē车
shàng上
，
tā他
hé和
lín邻
zuò座
de的
rén人
dā搭
qǐ起
qiāng腔
lái来
。
On the train, he struck up a conversation with the person sitting next to him.
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Yīn因
wèi为
yī一
diǎn点
wù误
huì会
，
tā他
men们
zuì最
jìn近
jiàn见
miàn面
dōu都
bù不
dā搭
qiāng腔
。
Because of a small misunderstanding, they don't speak to each other when they meet lately.