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| Pronunciation |
: |
dā |
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| Meaning |
: |
- answer; reply. (v)
- return (a visit, etc.); reciprocate. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
竹 |
| Strokes |
: |
12 |
| Traditional |
: |
答 |
| Usage |
: |
21.8% |
| Notes |
: |
also as dá. This character is never used alone. |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. I agreed to lend him money. |
| wǒ |
dā |
yìng |
jiè |
tā |
qián |
。 |
| 我 |
答 |
应 |
借 |
他 |
钱 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 答应 |
: |
promise; agree |
| 借 |
: |
lend |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 钱 |
: |
money |
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| 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 |
。 |
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| 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 |
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| 3. The clock ticked away. |
| shí |
zhōng |
dī |
dā |
dī |
dā |
de |
xiǎng |
zhe |
。 |
| 时 |
钟 |
滴 |
答 |
滴 |
答 |
地 |
响 |
着 |
。 |
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| 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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I am afraid that 答 has the 2nd tone, not the 1st.
Hi Patrick,
Yes. 答 has 2 pronunciations.
dā and dá, as you can see in the Note above.
Here is the link for 2nd tone:
http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com/2010/12/09/答/
Hi Min Min
the common wording meaning bashful should be corrected (on the right side)?
Regards
Corrected.
Thanks, Art Chen.