to answer; respond; make a sound
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to answer; to respond verbally; to make a sound in reply
informalOften used in spoken language. The form 应声儿 (with erhua suffix) is common in northern dialects, indicating a casual or brief response.
Qiāo敲
le了
yī一
zhèn阵
mén门
，
lǐ里
bian边
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
yīng应
shēng声
ér儿
。
I knocked for a while, but no one answered inside.
Wèn问
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
nǐ你
yě也
gāi该
yīng应
yī一
shēng声
。
I asked for a long time; you should at least respond once.
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Wǒ我
hǎn喊
le了
sān三
biàn遍
，
tā他
cái才
yīng应
shēng声
。
I called three times before he finally answered.
Bù不
guǎn管
zěn怎
me么
wèn问
，
tā他
jiù就
shì是
bù不
yīng应
shēng声
。
No matter how I asked, he simply wouldn't respond.