HSK 6 · Verbs

响应 xiǎngyìng “to respond to” in Chinese

Traditional 響應

What 响应 means

  1. to respond to
  2. response
  3. answer

Measure word 个 gè · 一个响应 yí ge xiǎngyìng

How to say 响应

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale响xiǎng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale应yìng4th tone, falling

响应 in a sentence

  1. 很多人响应了学校的号召。

    Hěn duō rén xiǎngyìng le xuéxiào de hàozhào.

    Many people answered the school’s call.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个网站响应很快。

    Zhè ge wǎngzhàn xiǎngyìng hěn kuài.

    This website responds quickly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 响应 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 响 (xiǎng) with each of its parts in a different colour
响xiǎngecho
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
  • 向towards · xiàngSound part

口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 向 (xiàng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiǎng.

The character 应 (yīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
应yìngto answer
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • ⺍small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 一one · yī

How to write 响应

响 9 strokes · 应 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

响应 (xiǎngyìng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 响应 (xiǎngyìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 响应

Words with 响

影响yǐngxiǎng · influence响xiǎng · echo响亮xiǎngliàng · loud and clear音响yīnxiǎng · audio system

Words with 应

应该yīnggāi · should适应shìyìng · to adapt应聘yìngpìn · to apply for a job答应dāying · to agree反应fǎnyìng · to react应付yìngfu · to deal with应用yìngyòng · to put to use应邀yìngyāo · at someone’s invitation相应xiāngyìng · corresponding应酬yìngchou · to socialise

More words: Thinking & Talking

误解wùjiě · to misunderstand污蔑wūmiè · to slander侮辱wǔrǔ · to insult想方设法xiǎngfāngshèfǎ · to try every possible way闲话xiánhuà · gossip谢绝xièjué · to politely decline泄露xièlòu · to leak协商xiéshāng · to consult

FAQs

响应 (xiǎngyìng) means “to respond to” or “response”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiǎngyìng: xiǎng with a 3rd tone, then yìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 响应 is written 響應. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to respond to is 一个响应 (yí ge xiǎngyìng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiangying with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 响应 from the suggestions. Typing xiangying into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
响应 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.