答 dá · dā

HSK 1Character2 readings

to answer

Strokes: 12
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 合
Traditional: 答
Frequency: #841 most common character

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Readings and meanings

dáMain reading dāRare reading

dá

da2Main readingHSK 5

to answer CC-CEDICT
to reply CC-CEDICT
to respond CC-CEDICT

Words that use “答” as dá

回答huí dáto answerWordHSK 1 答案dá ànthe answer to a questionWordHSK 4 报答bào dáto repay someone for their kindness or helpWordHSK 5 答复dá fùto answer or reply to a question, message, or letterWordHSK 5 答辩dá biànto defend your thesis by answering teachers' questionsWordHSK 7–9 解答jiě dáto answer a question or solve a problemWordHSK 7–9 作答zuò dáto answerWord 对答duì dáto replyWord

dā

da1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is dá.

to say yes; to agree to do something (as in 答应 dā ying)
an answer; what you say back to a question (as in 回答 huí dá)

Examples

他答应帮我买东西。
tā dā ying bāng wǒ mǎi dōng xi
He agreed to help me buy some things.
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妈妈答应了，我很高兴。
mā ma dā ying le wǒ hěn gāo xìng
Mom said yes, and I am very happy.
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他的回答很简单。
tā de huí dá hěn jiǎn dān
His answer is very simple.
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Words that use “答” as dā

答应dā yingto say yesWordHSK 2 滴答dī dā(onom.) pattering soundWord 答允dā yǔn(literary) to agreeWord 答理dā li(usu. used in the negative) to acknowledgeWord 答白dā báito answerWord 答腔dā qiāngto answerWord

答讪dā shànto hit on someoneVariant of 搭讪WordUnreviewed

乔答摩qiáo dā móGautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical BuddhaWord

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