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答案 meaning in English

dá'àn

answer; solution

HSK 4noun22 strokes

Meaning of 答案

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dá'àn
  1. answer
  2. solution

Measure word: 個|个

How to use 答案

答案 is a noun for the answer to a question, a test item, or a puzzle, and it can also mean a solution to a problem. It often appears with verbs like 找到 (zhǎodào, to find) or 知道 (zhīdào, to know). Example: 这道题的答案是什么？(Zhè dào tí de dá'àn shì shénme?) What is the answer to this question?

答 (dá) has the bamboo top ⺮ and means to reply, while 案 (àn) has 木 (wood) at the bottom, like a wooden desk where cases are settled. Picture the reply you write at the desk: that is the answer, 答案 (dá'àn).

Common mistake: Learners often use 答案 as a verb, as in 我答案他 (wrong). Use 回答 (huídá) for the action of answering, as in 我回答他 (Wǒ huídá tā), and keep 答案 for the answer itself.

答案 in example sentences

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

我wǒ想xiǎng你nǐ的de答dá案àn是shì对duì的de。
I think your answer is correct.
这zhè个ge问wèn题tí似sì乎hū没méi有yǒu答dá案àn。
There seemed to be no answer to the problem.
考kǎo试shì后hòu，我wǒ们men对duì了le一yī下xià写xiě的de答dá案àn。
After the exam we compared the answers we'd written.
我wǒ已yǐ经jīng知zhī道dào答dá案àn了le。
I already know the answer.
只zhǐ有yǒu一yí个gè人rén知zhī道dào这zhè个ge问wèn题tí的de答dá案àn。
Only one person knows the answer to this question.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

答 dá · to answer · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

案 àn · file · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 答案.

回答huídáto reply; to answer; reply; answer
答应dāyingto answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
方案fāng'ànplan; program (for action etc)
图案tú'àndesign; pattern
报答bàodáto repay; to requite
答复dáfùto answer; to reply
档案dàng'ànfile; record; archive
案件ànjiàncase; instance
破案pò'ànto solve a criminal case
解答jiědáto solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty)
草案cǎo'àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)
个案gè'ànindividual case; special case

Questions about 答案

What does 答案 mean?

答案 (dá'àn) means "answer; solution" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 答案?

答案 is made of 2 characters: 答 (12 strokes), 案 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 答案 an HSK word?

Yes. 答案 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 答案 and 回答?

答案 is only a noun and usually means the correct or final answer to a question or problem. 回答 is mainly a verb meaning to reply, and as a noun it means someone's reply, which may not be correct.

Is 答 in 答案 pronounced dá or dā?

In 答案 it is always second tone, dá. The first tone dā appears in a few words like 答应 (dāying, to agree) and 答理 (dāli, to respond to someone).

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