4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 826

Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「應答如響」.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「應答如響」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

The answer is like an echo. Describes answering quickly and fluently.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yīng dá rú xiǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ying3/ying1 daap3 yu4 heung2

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.