答应 (dāying) means Promise. Below are 16 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 答应 帮我搬家。
Tā dāying bāng wǒ bān jiā.
He agreed to help me move house.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 答应
我叫了他半天，他都没 答应 。
Wǒ jiào le tā bàntiān, tā dōu méi dāying.
I called him for ages and he did not answer.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 答应
他 答应 得很爽快。
Tā dāying de hěn shuǎngkuài.
He agreed without hesitation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 爽快
这件事不能轻易 答应 。
Zhè jiàn shì bù néng qīngyì dāying.
You should not agree to this lightly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 轻易
他 答应 的事从来都算数。
Tā dāying de shì cónglái dōu suànshù.
What he promises always holds good.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 算数
公司 答应 补偿他的全部损失。
Gōngsī dāying bǔcháng tā de quánbù sǔnshī.
The company agreed to compensate him for all his losses.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 补偿
他只是口头 答应 ，没有签字。
Tā zhǐshì kǒutóu dāying, méiyǒu qiānzì.
He only agreed verbally and did not sign.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 口头
你就 答应 了嘛，别再犹豫了。
Nǐ jiù dāying le ma, bié zài yóuyù le.
Just say yes, won't you, and stop hesitating.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 嘛
凡是他 答应 的事，一定会做到。
Fánshì tā dāying de shì, yídìng huì zuòdào.
Whatever he agrees to, he is sure to carry out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 凡是
这么荒唐的要求，谁也不会 答应 。
Zhème huāngtang de yāoqiú, shéi yě bú huì dāying.
Nobody would agree to such an outrageous demand.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荒唐
他 答应 替我保密，一直没告诉别人。
Tā dāying tì wǒ bǎo mì, yìzhí méi gàosu biéren.
He promised to keep my secret and never told anyone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 保密
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From the graded readers
我犹豫了很久，最后还是 答应 了。
wǒ yóuyù le / liǎo / liào hěn jiǔ, zuìhòu háishì dāying le / liǎo / liào.
I hesitated a long time, and agreed anyway.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
答应 得越多，别人越觉得那是应该的。
dāying dé / děi / de yuè duō, biérén yuè juéde nàshì yīnggāi de / dì.
The more I agreed to, the more it was simply expected.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
同事让我帮忙，我 答应 ；朋友借钱，我 答应 ；周末有活动，我也 答应 。
tóngshì ràng wǒ bāngmáng, wǒ dāying; péngyou jiè qián, wǒ dāying; zhōumò yǒu huódòng, wǒ yě dāying.
A colleague asked for help, I agreed; a friend wanted to borrow money, I agreed; something was on at the weekend, I agreed to that too.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
Questions about 答应
How is 答应 used in a sentence?
This page shows 16 sentences using 答应 (dāying, "Promise"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 答应 an HSK word?
Yes — 答应 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 答应?
The dictionary page for 答应 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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