Chinese Conversation · Level 38
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Chinese word
问答
Pronunciation
Pinyinwèn dá
Meaning
- nounquestion-and-answer session
Example
他负责主持今天的问答。tā fù zé zhǔ chí jīn tiān de wèn dá
He is responsible for moderating today's question-and-answer session.
More examples
在网上的问答平台上可以找到很多答案。zài wǎng shàng de wèn dá píng tái shàng ké yǐ zhǎo dào hěn duō dá àn
Many answers can be found on the online question-and-answer platform.
Core concept
A conversation shaped by the paired movement of asking and answering.
Common phrases
进行问答jìn xíng wèn dá
conduct a question-and-answer session
在线问答zài xiàn wèn dá
online question-and-answer session
开放式问答kāi fàng shì wèn dá
open question-and-answer session
Similar words
问题wèn tí: A question or matter that calls for an answer or solution.
回答huí dá: An answer or reply to a question or problem.
提问tí wèn: The act of asking someone a question.
讨论tǎo lùn: A discussion in which several people share and exchange their views.
Definition in Chinese
提出问题并给予回答的交流过程或其环节，既可指个人间的一问一答，也可指会议或节目的问答部分。tí chū wèn tí bìng jí yǔ huí dá de jiāo liú guò chéng huò qí huán jié jì kě zhǐ gè rén jiān de yí wèn yì dá yě kě zhǐ huì yì huò jié mù de wèn dá bù fèn
Word origin
The word 问答 (wèndá, "question and answer") combines 问 (wèn, "ask") and 答 (dá, "answer") to name an exchange built from two linked turns.
Usage tips
- In notes and transcripts, this noun works as a compact heading because it covers both sides of an exchange without naming either speaker.
Other meanings
- dialoguenoun
Opposites
- 沉默chén mòsilencenoun
Related words
- 问答平台wèn dá píng táiquestion-and-answer platformnoun
- 问答社区wèn dá shè qūquestion-and-answer communitynoun