Hanzi
Traditional
答
Simplified
答

to answer/to reply/to respond

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

dá, dā

Bopomofo

ㄉㄚˊ, ㄉㄚ

Jyutping

daap3

Example sentences

回答 huídá
請回答我的問題。
请回答我的问题。

Please answer my question.

恰 qià
他的回答恰符合老師的要求。
他的回答恰符合老师的要求。

His answer exactly met the teacher's requirements.

答 dá
他只是笑而不答。

He just smiled and didn't answer.

答案 dáàn
你知道這個問題的答案嗎？
你知道这个问题的答案吗？

Do you know the answer to this question?

多方 duōfāng
我們多方尋找，終於找到了答案。
我们多方寻找，终于找到了答案。

We searched in many ways and finally found the answer.

報答 / 报答 bàodá
我要努力工作來報答父母的恩情。
我要努力工作来报答父母的恩情。

I want to work hard to repay my parents' kindness.

恩 ēn
他對我有恩，我一定要報答他。
他对我有恩，我一定要报答他。

He has done me a favor, I must repay him.

答應 / 答应 dāyìng
他答應我明天會準時到達。
他答应我明天会准时到达。

He promised me he would arrive on time tomorrow.

當初 / 当初 dāngchū
你當初為什麼答應？
你当初为什么答应？

Why did you agree in the beginning?

Example Vocabulary

回答

hui2'da2

to answer; to reply

答

da2

to answer; to respond; to repay

答案

da2'an4

answer; solution

問答

wen4'da2

報答

bao4'da2

to repay; to requite

滴答

di1'da1

答復

答應

da1'ying4

to promise; to agree; to answer

作答

zuo4'da2

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