答 meaning in English

dá

to answer; to reply

HSK 5verb12 strokes

Meaning of 答

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dá

to answer
to reply
to respond

dā

bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc

How to use 答

答 (dá) usually appears in compounds rather than alone, such as 回答 (huídá, to answer) and 答案 (dá'àn, answer). Example: 请回答我的问题。(Qǐng huídá wǒ de wèntí.) Please answer my question.

答 has bamboo 竹 on top and 合 (hé, to fit together) below. Picture bamboo slips fitting together like a question and its matching answer.

Common mistake: In 答应 (dāying, to agree or promise) the tone is first tone dā, not dá. Learners often say dáying by habit.

答 in example sentences

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

我wǒ需xū要yào回huí答dá所suǒ有yǒu问wèn题tí吗ma？

Must I answer all the questions?

他tā不bù能néng回huí答dá他tā们men的de问wèn题tí。

He can't answer their questions.

我wǒ不bù能néng回huí答dá所suǒ有yǒu的de问wèn题tí。

I couldn't answer all the questions.

他tā用yòng一yí个gè＂不bù＂回huí答dá了le我wǒ的de问wèn题tí。

He answered my question with a "no."

玛mǎ丽lì正zhèng在zài回huí答dá老lǎo师shī的de问wèn题tí。

Mary is answering the teacher's question.

Stroke order for each character

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答 dá · to answer · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 答.

回答	huídá	to reply; to answer; reply; answer
答应	dāying	to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
答案	dá'àn	answer; solution
报答	bàodá	to repay; to requite
答复	dáfù	to answer; to reply
解答	jiědá	to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty)
答辩	dábiàn	to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation
答对	dáduì	to answer correctly; (literary) to respond; to reply
滴答	dīdā	(onom.) pattering sound; drip drip (of water)
答录机	dálùjī	answering machine
问答	wèndá	question and answer
答谢	dáxiè	to express one's thanks

Questions about 答

What does 答 mean?

答 (dá) means "to answer; to reply" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 答?

答 is made of 1 character: 答 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 答 an HSK word?

Yes. 答 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 回答 and 答应?

回答 (huídá) means to give an answer to a question. 答应 (dāying) means to respond to a call, or to agree to a request or promise to do something.

Can 答 be used by itself as a verb?

Yes, but mostly in set or written patterns like 一问一答 (yī wèn yī dá, one asks, one answers) or 答对了 (dá duì le, answered correctly). In everyday speech, 回答 is more common.