答

by Min Min

Pronunciation : dā [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : answer; reply. (v) return (a visit, etc.); reciprocate. (v) Radical : 竹 Strokes : 12 Traditional : 答 Usage : 21.8% Notes : also as dá. This character is never used alone.

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

答应 dā ying

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promise; agree

2.

羞答答 xiū dā dā

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:

coy; shy; bashful

3.

滴滴答答 dī di dā da

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:

tick-tick; patter

Sentences:

1. I agreed to lend him money. wǒ dā yìng jiè tā qián 。 我 答 应 借 他 钱 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我 : I 答应 : promise; agree 借 : lend 他 : him 钱 : money

2. You can’t go back on your promise. dā yìng bié rén de shì kě bù néng fǎn huǐ 。 答 应 别 人 的 事 可 不 能 反 悔 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

答应 : promise 别人 : other people 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 事 : matter; thing 可 : (adverb) used for emphasis 不能 : cannot 反悔 : regret

3. The clock ticked away. shí zhōng dī dā dī dā de xiǎng zhe 。 时 钟 滴 答 滴 答 地 响 着 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

时钟 : clock 滴答 : (onomatopoeia) tick 地 : (particle) used after adverbial 响 : sound 着 : added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state

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