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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 |
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答 |
Usage |
: |
21.8% |
Notes |
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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.