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yìng
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to answer
  2. 2. to respond
  3. 3. to comply with
  4. 4. to deal or cope with

Words Containing 应

应许
yīng xǔ

to promise

一致性效应
yī zhì xìng xiào yìng

consistency effect

热岛效应
rè dǎo xiào yìng

urban heat island effect

应点
yìng diǎn

to act on one's word

应试教育
yìng shì jiào yù

exam-oriented education

照应
zhào yìng

to correlate with

反应时间
fǎn yìng shí jiān

response time (technology)

膈应
gè ying

(coll.) objectionable

咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé

(idiom) (literary) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)

连锁反应
lián suǒ fǎn yìng

chain reaction

应诉
yìng sù

(of a defendant) to respond to a charge

复分解反应
fù fēn jiě fǎn yìng

metathesis (chemistry)

顺应
shùn yìng

to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to

心灵感应
xīn líng gǎn yìng

telepathy

电磁感应
diàn cí gǎn yìng

electromagnetic induction

应届毕业生
yīng jiè bì yè shēng

student graduating in the current year

磁感应
cí gǎn yìng

magnetic induction

应邀
yìng yāo

at sb's invitation

得所应得
dé suǒ yīng dé

to get what one deserves

供不应求
gōng bù yìng qiú

supply does not meet demand

偶联反应
ǒu lián fǎn yìng

chain reaction (chemistry)

供应室
gōng yìng shì

supply room

应答
yìng dá

to reply

应对
yìng duì

to answer; to reply

一一对应
yī yī duì yìng

one-to-one correspondence

顺应天时
shùn yìng tiān shí

going with nature and the seasons (TCM)

自适应
zì shì yìng

adaptive

应用数学
yìng yòng shù xué

applied mathematics

应有尽有
yīng yǒu jìn yǒu

everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand

应聘者
yìng pìn zhě

person taking a job

相应
xiāng yìng

to correspond

一应俱全
yī yīng jù quán

with everything needed available

报应
bào yìng

(Buddhism) divine retribution

词优效应
cí yōu xiào yìng

word superiority effect

应付裕如
yìng fu yù rú

handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation

应变数
yìng biàn shù

(math.) dependent variable

应和
yìng hè

to echo one another

磁感应强度
cí gǎn yìng qiáng dù

magnetic field density

供应品
gōng yìng pǐn

supplies

预应力
yù yìng lì

prestressed

生物反应器
shēng wù fǎn yìng qì

bioreactor

回应
huí yìng

to respond

供应链
gōng yìng liàn

supply chain

得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu

lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job

应验
yìng yàn

to come true

溢出效应
yì chū xiào yìng

spillover effect

应召站
yìng zhào zhàn

call girl center

生产反应堆
shēng chǎn fǎn yìng duī

production reactor

应考
yìng kǎo

to take an exam

响应时间
xiǎng yìng shí jiān

response time

照应
zhào ying

to look after

应激反应
yìng jī fǎn yìng

(physiological etc) stress

对应词
duì yìng cí

(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language

随机应变
suí jī yìng biàn

to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic

承应
chéng yìng

to agree

反应锅
fǎn yìng guō

(chemical engineering) reaction vessel; reaction tank

应市
yìng shì

to respond to the market

理应
lǐ yīng

should; ought to

应景
yìng jǐng

according with the times

响应号召
xiǎng yìng hào zhào

to answer a call to action

应允
yīng yǔn

to give one's assent

应收账款
yīng shōu zhàng kuǎn

accounts receivable

天人感应
tiān rén gǎn yìng

interactions between heaven and mankind (Han Dynasty doctrine)

温室效应
wēn shì xiào yìng

greenhouse effect

放热反应
fàng rè fǎn yìng

exothermic reaction

应届
yīng jiè

this year's

规则性效应
guī zé xìng xiào yìng

regularity effect

接应
jiē yìng

to provide support

一多对应
yī duō duì yìng

one-to-many correspondence

应天承运
yìng tiān chéng yùn

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven

反应炉
fǎn yìng lú

(nuclear etc) reactor

满口应承
mǎn kǒu yìng chéng

to promise readily

何应钦
hé yìng qīn

He Yingqin (1890-1987), senior Guomindang general

应诊
yìng zhěn

to see patients (of doctor)

桴鼓相应
fú gǔ xiāng yìng

lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts

应激
yìng jī

stress

场外应急
chǎng wài yìng jí

general emergency (or \off-site emergency\) (nuclear facility emergency classification)

应用
yìng yòng

to put to use

应用层
yìng yòng céng

application layer (computing)

应时
yìng shí

timely

应付账款
yīng fù zhàng kuǎn

accounts payable

剪应力
jiǎn yìng lì

shear stress

宝应
bǎo yìng

Baoying County in Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[yáng zhōu], Jiangsu

核反应堆
hé fǎn yìng duī

nuclear reactor

紧急应变
jǐn jí yìng biàn

emergency management

侍应生
shì yìng shēng

waiter

电源供应器
diàn yuán gōng yìng qì

power supply (of an appliance etc)

应急照射
yìng jí zhào shè

emergency exposure (nuclear energy)

应用软件
yìng yòng ruǎn jiàn

application software

应激性
yìng jī xìng

irritable

词长效应
cí cháng xiào yìng

word length effect

伴随效应
bàn suí xiào yìng

contingent effects

感应
gǎn yìng

induction (elec.)

货币供应量
huò bì gōng yìng liàng

money supply

应该
yīng gāi

ought to

轰动效应
hōng dòng xiào yìng

sensational effect

反应堆燃料元件
fǎn yìng duī rán liào yuán jiàn

fuel element

应运
yìng yùn

to conform with destiny

场区应急
chǎng qū yìng jí

site area emergency (nuclear facility emergency classification)

应接
yìng jiē

to attend to

暗适应
àn shì yìng

(visual physiology) dark adaptation

应敌
yìng dí

to face the enemy

位置效应
wèi zhì xiào yìng

position effect

应分
yīng fèn

should be divided

应当
yīng dāng

should; ought to

高原反应
gāo yuán fǎn yìng

altitude sickness

气冷式反应堆
qì lěng shì fǎn yìng duī

gas-cooled reactor

应报
yìng bào

see 報應|报应[bào yìng]

因果报应
yīn guǒ bào yìng

(Buddhism) retribution

炎性反应
yán xìng fǎn yìng

inflammation response

因应
yīn yìng

to respond accordingly to

酬应
chóu yìng

social interaction

适应性
shì yìng xìng

adaptability

应酬
yìng chou

to engage in social activities; to socialize

轻水反应堆
qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī

light water reactor (LWR)

应用物理
yìng yòng wù lǐ

applied physics

随机效应
suí jī xiào yìng

stochastic effect

供应者
gōng yìng zhě

supplier

物资供应
wù zī gōng yìng

supply of material

早期效应
zǎo qī xiào yìng

early effect

应许之地
yīng xǔ zhī dì

Promised Land

积极反应
jī jí fǎn yìng

active response

支应
zhī yìng

to deal with

应计基础
yīng jì jī chǔ

accruals basis (accounting)

感应器
gǎn yìng qì

inductor (elec.)

原子反应堆
yuán zǐ fǎn yìng duī

atomic reactor

供应
gōng yìng

to supply

呼应
hū yìng

to conform (with)

报应不爽
bào yìng bù shuǎng

divine retribution is unfailing (idiom)

应召
yìng zhào

to respond to a call

虚应故事
xū yìng gù shì

to go through the motions

客户应用
kè hù yìng yòng

client application

万应灵丹
wàn yìng líng dān

panacea

漫应
màn yìng

to reply casually

氧效应
yǎng xiào yìng

oxygen effect

适应
shì yìng

to adapt

应用科学
yìng yòng kē xué

applied science

反应
fǎn yìng

to react

应诏
yìng zhào

to respond to an imperial decree

热核聚变反应
rè hé jù biàn fǎn yìng

thermonuclear fusion reaction

核反应
hé fǎn yìng

nuclear reaction

应制
yìng zhì

to write a poem on the order of the Emperor

效应
xiào yìng

effect (scientific phenomenon)

应举
yìng jǔ

to sit for imperial examinations

免疫应答
miǎn yì yìng dá

immune response

辐射直接效应
fú shè zhí jiē xiào yìng

direct effect of radiation

本应
běn yīng

should have; ought to have

杀手级应用
shā shǒu jí yìng yòng

killer application

增殖反应堆
zēng zhí fǎn yìng duī

breeder reactor

保角对应
bǎo jiǎo duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

应急待命
yìng jí dài mìng

emergency standby

应变
yìng biàn

to meet a contingency

应用程序接口
yìng yòng chéng xù jiē kǒu

application programming interface (API)

供应商
gōng yìng shāng

supplier

应用软体
yìng yòng ruǎn tǐ

application software

启应祈祷
qǐ yìng qí dǎo

Introitus (section of Catholic mass)

沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

顺应不良
shùn yìng bù liáng

inability to adjust

热核反应堆
rè hé fǎn yìng duī

thermal reactor

应收
yīng shōu

(of a sum of money etc) receivable

应用文
yìng yòng wén

applied writing

一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng

a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)

过敏反应
guò mǐn fǎn yìng

allergic reaction

心电感应
xīn diàn gǎn yìng

telepathy

应试
yìng shì

to take an exam

罪有应得
zuì yǒu yīng dé

guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement

发射机应答器
fā shè jī yìng dá qì

transponder

链式裂变反应
liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng

chain reaction of nuclear fission

应门
yìng mén

to answer the door

有求必应
yǒu qiú bì yìng

to grant whatever is asked for

应该的
yīng gāi de

you're most welcome

应计
yīng jì

accrual (accounting)

应用平台
yìng yòng píng tái

application platform (computing)

虚应了事
xū yìng liǎo shì

see 虛應故事|虚应故事[xū yìng gù shì]

化学反应
huà xué fǎn yìng

chemical reaction

韦应物
wéi yìng wù

Wei Yinwu (737-792), Tang dynasty poet

卡西米尔效应
kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng

Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)

应天顺时
yìng tiān shùn shí

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven

感应线圈
gǎn yìng xiàn quān

induction coil

免疫反应
miǎn yì fǎn yìng

immune response

剂量效应
jì liàng xiào yìng

dose effect

网络应用
wǎng luò yìng yòng

network application

难以应付
nán yǐ yìng fù

hard to deal with

应城市
yìng chéng shì

Yingcheng, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

应力场
yìng lì chǎng

stress field

应声虫
yìng shēng chóng

yes-man

核连锁反应
hé lián suǒ fǎn yìng

nuclear chain reaction

确定效应
què dìng xiào yìng

deterministic effect

应诺
yìng nuò

to promise

聚变反应
jù biàn fǎn yìng

nuclear fusion

不应期
bù yìng qī

refractory period (physiology)

宝应县
bǎo yìng xiàn

Baoying County in Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[yáng zhōu], Jiangsu

应对如流
yìng duì rú liú

to respond fluently

应召女郎
yìng zhào nǚ láng

call girl

一应
yī yīng

all

应得
yīng dé

to deserve

链式反应
liàn shì fǎn yìng

chain reaction

满口答应
mǎn kǒu dā ying

to readily consent

以不变应万变
yǐ bù biàn yìng wàn biàn

(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle

应从
yìng cóng

to assent

应用程序编程接口
yìng yòng chéng xù biān chéng jiē kǒu

application programming interface (API)

该应
gāi yīng

should

光电效应
guāng diàn xiào yìng

photoelectric effect

条件反应
tiáo jiàn fǎn yìng

conditioned response

应仁之乱
yīng rén zhī luàn

Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate

反应时
fǎn yìng shí

response time

实际应用
shí jì yìng yòng

practical application

应力
yìng lì

stress (physics)

应战
yìng zhàn

to take up a challenge

应名
yīng míng

nominally

商业应用
shāng yè yìng yòng

business application

应激源
yìng jī yuán

stressor

骨牌效应
gǔ pái xiào yìng

domino effect

虞应龙
yú yìng lóng

Yu Yinglong, Yuan dynasty scholar, collaborated on the geographical encyclopedia Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi 大元大一統誌|大元大一统志

应承
yìng chéng

to agree (to do sth)

应手
yìng shǒu

to handle

词频效应
cí pín xiào yìng

word frequency effect (psych.)

多普勒效应
duō pǔ lè xiào yìng

the Doppler effect

应援
yìng yuán

(originally) to provide assistance

应急措施
yìng jí cuò shī

emergency measure

应用程式
yìng yòng chéng shì

application

叩应
kòu yìng

call-in (loanword)

网路应用
wǎng lù yìng yòng

network application

反应堆芯
fǎn yìng duī xīn

reactor core

词相似效应
cí xiāng sì xiào yìng

word similarity effect

应征
yìng zhēng

to apply (for a job)

应付
yìng fu

to deal with

光感应
guāng gǎn yìng

optical response

应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá

more than one can attend to (idiom)

寒蝉效应
hán chán xiào yìng

the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind

反应式
fǎn yìng shì

equation of a chemical reaction

反应堆
fǎn yìng duī

reactor

磁吸效应
cí xī xiào yìng

\magnetic\ force that attracts investment and talented individuals

应变力
yìng biàn lì

adaptability

应县木塔
yìng xiàn mù tǎ

the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)

应声
yìng shēng

an answering voice

穷于应付
qióng yú yìng fù

to struggle to cope (with a situation)

口不应心
kǒu bù yìng xīn

to say one thing but mean another

应急
yìng jí

to respond to an emergency

应运而生
yìng yùn ér shēng

to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)

超敏反应
chāo mǐn fǎn yìng

hypersensitivity

必应
bì yìng

Bing (search engine)

答应
dā ying

to answer; to respond

对应
duì yìng

to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to

保长对应
bǎo cháng duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

应采儿
yīng cǎi ér

Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi (1983-), actress

应城
yìng chéng

Yingcheng, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感市[xiào gǎn shì], Hubei

应付自如
yìng fu zì rú

to handle matters with ease (idiom)

应县
yìng xiàn

Ying County in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

应聘
yìng pìn

to accept a job offer

响应
xiǎng yìng

to respond to

变态反应
biàn tài fǎn yìng

allergic response

重水反应堆
zhòng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī

heavy water reactor (HWR)

应有
yīng yǒu

to deserve (attention, respect etc)

嘉应大学
jiā yīng dà xué

Jiaying University (Guangdong)

动力反应堆
dòng lì fǎn yìng duī

power reactor

应用程序
yìng yòng chéng xù

(computing) program

过敏性反应
guò mǐn xìng fǎn yìng

allergic reaction

里应外合
lǐ yìng wài hé

to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)

蝴蝶效应
hú dié xiào yìng

butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)

壁效应
bì xiào yìng

wall effect

应变管理
yìng biàn guǎn lǐ

change management (business)

逆反应
nì fǎn yìng

reverse reaction

策应
cè yìng

to support by coordinated action

研究反应堆
yán jiū fǎn yìng duī

research reactor

应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn

to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation

应卯
yìng mǎo

to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mǎo shí], i.e. between 5 and 7 am