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HSK
ought to; should; must
HSK 2
should; ought to
HSK 3
to put to use; to apply / practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) / application; practical use / (computing) app
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *應* | 應* | *應
to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *應* | 應* | *應
to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with
HSK 5
to respond to an emergency / to meet a contingency / (attributive) emergency
HSK 6
to answer; to reply / to handle; to deal with / response
HSK 6
everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs
HSK 7-9
to deal with; to cope
HSK 7-9
to engage in social activities; to socialize / dinner party; banquet; social engagement
HSK 7-9
to accept a job offer / to apply for an advertised position
HSK 7-9
at sb's invitation / on invitation
HSK 7-9
to handle / convenient
more than one can attend to (idiom) / deluged (with inquiries etc) / overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *應* | 應* | *應
surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Ying4]
(Tw) (computing) program / application
to deserve (attention, respect etc) / should have (freedoms, rights etc)
to apply (for a job) / to reply to a job advertisement
emergency standby / to be on standby
(originally) to provide assistance / (more recently) to show one's support (for a singing idol etc)
to meet a contingency; to adapt oneself to changes
applied science
stress (physics)
(Tw) application software
this year's / the current year's
to take an exam
an answering voice / to answer a voice / to respond / to copy a voice / to parrot
application programming interface (API) (Tw)
to give one's assent / to consent / Taiwan pr. [ying4 yun3]
to promise / to allow
Yingcheng, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei
to take an exam / (of an education system) to be exam-oriented
according with the times / seasonal
to come true / to come about as predicted / to be fulfilled
to take up a challenge / to face an attack and meet it
to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion
to agree (to do sth) / to promise
to run for election / to be selected; to be elected
call girl
to see patients (of doctor) / to hold a surgery
application software
(of a course of action) within one's area of responsibility; expected of one; obligatory (for a person in that role)
to reply
to agree (to do sth); to promise
to handle matters with ease (idiom) / to hold one's own
call girl center
Yingcheng, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感市, Hubei
to answer the door
to conform with destiny / as the occasion demands
yes-man / opinionless person
to echo one another / to respond (in agreement)
irritable / sensitive / excitable
to respond to an imperial decree
Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi (1983–), actress
applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
nominally / in name only
application programming interface (API)
to respond to a call
to deserve
to attend to / to deal with
to respond to the market / to buy or sell according to market conditions
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
Ying County in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
to respond fluently / to answer smartly
to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时, i.e. between 5 and 7 am / fig. to put in a conventional appearance
student graduating in the current year / recent graduate
(of a sum of money etc) receivable
stress (abbr. for 應激反應|应激反应)
change management (business)
application programming interface (API)
to act on one's word
accrual (accounting)
erhua variant of 應名|应名
the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)
(of a defendant) to respond to a charge / to defend oneself
(computing) program / application
(polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem
accounts receivable
accounts payable
adaptability; resourcefulness
Ōnin war 1467-1477 between factions of Ashikaga shogunate
stress field
emergency measure
application platform (computing)
(math.) dependent variable
exam-oriented education; teaching to the test
handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation
to muddle through
to write a poem on the order of the Emperor
student graduating in the current academic year; current-year graduate; fresh graduate
to assent / to comply with
emergency exposure (nuclear energy)
to face the enemy / to meet an attack
timely / occasional
according with the times / seasonal
(physiological etc) stress
stressor

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