回答

huí

Traditional: 回答

HSK 2
#615 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to answer, to reply; answer, reply

Stroke order

Stroke order for 回

Stroke order for 答

Examples

Please answer my question.

He did not answer me.

This question is hard to answer.

Please answer the question carefully.

She is unwilling to answer me.

回答 (huí dá) means to answer or reply. 回 means to return and 答 means to respond. Together they describe giving a response to a question or request (回答问题, answer a question). It can also function as a noun (他的回答让我很满意, his answer satisfied me). Related words: 回复 (huí fù) tends to be used for written or digital replies; 答复 (dá fù) is more formal. The question word counterpart is 问 (wèn, to ask) or 提问 (tí wèn, to raise a question).

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This word is part of lesson 13.