HSK · Level 8
135 words
Chinese word
答
Pronunciation
Pinyindá
Meaning
- verbanswer
Example
老师问我问题，我就答了。lǎo shī wèn wǒ wèn tí wǒ jiù dá le
The teacher asked me a question, and I answered.
More examples
他在考试中认真地答题。tā zài kǎo shì zhōng rèn zhēn dì dá tí
He answered questions seriously during the exam.
Core concept
A response is sent back to fill the space opened by another person's question or request.
Common phrases
答题dá tí
answer questions
口头答复kǒu tóu dá fù
reply orally
Similar words
回答huí dá: Give a spoken or written answer to a question or problem.
回复huí fù: Write back in response to a message or email.
回应huí yìng: Show a reaction to another person's words or actions.
Definition in Chinese
用语言或文字对别人提出的问题或要求作出回答或回应。yòng yǔ yán huò wén zì duì bié rén tí chū de wèn tí huò yāo qiú zuò chū huí dá huò huí yìng
Word origin
The character 答 (dá, "answer") is a phono-semantic form: 竹 (zhú, "bamboo") points to early writing materials, and 合 (hé, "join") mainly provides the pronunciation.
Usage tips
- A response to a request is not automatically agreement, so this verb can mark the act of responding without saying that the request is accepted.