ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.suit; respond to
应时
in season
应运而生
comes into being
得心应手
with high proficiency
- 2
v.grant; accept; comply with
我们应邀协助。
We were enlisted as helpers.
我们应广大读者需要，特别推出这次活动。
We specially launched this activity in response to the needs of the majority of readers.
应中国政府的邀请，法国代表团前来参加此次运动会。
At the invitation of the Chinese government, the French delegation came to attend the games.
- 3
v.answer; respond to; echo
应答
answer
响应
response
我喊了好多次，他都不应。
I called many times but he didn't answer.
- 4
v.deal with; cope with
应接不暇
too busy to attend to all
应付
handle
应变
deal with the contingency
Words and phrases with 应
- 应试教育[word]exam/examination-oriented education
- 应和[word]echo
- 应制[word]write poems or essays upon the emperor's order
- 应征[word]be recruited; respond to a call for contributions
- 应聘[word]accept a job offer
- 应用[word]apply; applied
- 应邀[word]accept an invitation
- 应对[word]answer; make a response
- 应承[word]consent
- 应接不暇[idiom]deluged
- 应付自如[idiom]handle with ease
- 应运而起[idiom]take advantage of a turn of events and get on
- 应天顺人[idiom]act according to God's will and the desire of the people
- 应付裕如[idiom]cope with...successfully
- 应答如流[idiom]answer as quickly as the flowing of water
- 应对如流[idiom]answer questions without any hitch
- 应声而倒[idiom]fall as soon as the bang was heard
- 应时对景[idiom]be fashionable and adapted to the environment
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "yīng", "应" means "should" or "promise", such as "应允"; when pronounced as "yìng", it refers to answering, coping, etc., such as "应聘" and "应酬".