Chinese word

答案

Pronunciation

Pinyindá àn

Meaning

  • nounanswer

Example

我不知道这个题目的答案。wǒ bù zhī dào zhè ge tí mù dì dá àn

I don't know the answer to this question.

Illustration for 答案 (answer)

More examples

请在规定时间内提交你的答案。qǐng zài guī dìng shí jiān nèi tí jiāo nǐ de dá àn

Please submit your answer within the required time.

Core concept

The written or settled result that resolves a question, puzzle, or test.

Common phrases

  • 提交答案tí jiāo dá àn

    submit an answer

  • 检查答案jiǎn chá dá àn

    check the answer

  • 参考答案cān kǎo dá àn

    model answer

Similar words

回答huí dá: A spoken or written reply that provides information or responds to a request.
解答jiě dá: The solution to a problem, including the method or steps used to work it out.
答复dá fù: An official reply given in speech or writing to an inquiry or contact.
回应huí yìng: Words or actions shown in response to what someone says or does.

Definition in Chinese

表示对问题或试题所给出的回答或解答，通常指书面或考试中的答案。biǎo shì duì wèn tí huò shì tí suǒ gěi chū de huí dá huò jiě dá tōng cháng zhǐ shū miàn huò kǎo shì zhōng de dá àn

Word origin

答案 (dáàn, "answer") combines 答 (dá, "reply") + 案 (àn, "written plan or record"), joining a reply with something set down in writing.

Usage tips

  • The word applies to puzzles and practical questions as well as school tests, so everyday Chinese uses it whenever a question is treated as having a specific solution.

Other meanings

  • solutionnoun
  • responsenoun

Opposites

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