回答 meaning in English

huídá

to reply; to answer; reply; answer

HSK 1verbnoun18 strokes

Meaning of 回答

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huídá

to reply; to answer
reply; answer

How to use 回答

回答 works as a verb meaning to answer a question or a person, and as a noun meaning an answer or reply. It often takes 问题 (wèntí) as its object. Example: 请回答我的问题。 (Qǐng huídá wǒ de wèntí.) Please answer my question.

回 (huí) means to go back, and 答 (dá) means to answer. When someone asks you something, you send words back to them: 回 + 答 = to reply.

Common mistake: Learners often use 回答 for answering the phone or a door, but Chinese uses 接电话 (jiē diànhuà) and 开门 (kāi mén) for those. Also do not confuse 回答 with 答应 (dāying), which means to agree or promise, not simply to reply.

回答 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

有yǒu人rén可kě以yǐ回huí答dá我wǒ的de问wèn题tí吗ma？

Can anyone answer my question?

那nà是shì一yí个gè很hěn难nán回huí答dá的de问wèn题tí。

That's a hard question to answer.

他tā没méi有yǒu直zhí接jiē地dì回huí答dá她tā的de问wèn题tí。

He didn't answer her question directly.

有yǒu没méi有yǒu其qí他tā人rén可kě以yǐ回huí答dá？

Is there anyone else who can answer?

他tā无wú法fǎ回huí答dá他tā们men的de问wèn题tí。

He can't answer their questions.

Stroke order for each character

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回 huí · to go back · 6 strokes

答 dá · to answer · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 回答.

回来	huílái	to return; to come back
回家	huí jiā	to return home
回去	huíqù	to return; to go back
回到	huídào	to return to
答应	dāying	to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
回国	huí guó	to return to one's home country
答案	dá'àn	answer; solution
收回	shōuhuí	to regain; to retake
回复	huífù	to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc); variant of 回覆[hui
回忆	huíyì	to recall; memories
回头	huítóu	to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
返回	fǎnhuí	to return to; to come (or go) back

Questions about 回答

What does 回答 mean?

回答 (huídá) means "to reply; to answer; reply; answer" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 回答?

回答 is made of 2 characters: 回 (6 strokes), 答 (12 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 回答 an HSK word?

Yes. 回答 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 回答 and 答案?

回答 is the act of replying, or the reply someone gives. 答案 (dá'àn) is the correct answer or solution, like on a test. You 回答 a question, and you check the 答案.

Can I say 回答他 or must it be 回答他的问题?

Both are correct. 回答他 (huídá tā) means to answer him, and 回答他的问题 means to answer his question. Using 问题 makes the sentence more specific.