答 dá answer
dá (to answer) and dā (to agree to) - 回答 huídá to answer, 答应 dāying to agree to
How to remember 答: 𥫗 bamboo + 合 join together = answer. On a bamboo mat, two students join together their notes until one of them shouts "I have the answer!"
Component breakdown
答 = 𥫗 bamboo + 合 join together
- 𥫗 bamboo
- 合 join together
- 亼 combine
- 口 mouth
On a bamboo mat, two students join together their notes until one of them shouts "I have the answer!"
How it is used
- "To answer/reply" - 回答 (huídá) to answer a question, 答案 (dá'àn) the answer/solution: 标准答案 (biāozhǔn dá'àn) the standard answer.
- Read dā in 答应 (dāying) to agree or promise: 他答应了 (tā dāying le) he agreed.
- 答复 (dáfù) = a formal reply/response, heavier than casual 回答, used for official answers to requests.
Words with 答
Example sentences
- 让我来回答这个问题。 Ràng wǒ lái huídá zhège wèntí.Let me answer this question.
- 这是正确答案。 Zhè shì zhèngquè dá'àn.This is the correct answer.
- 请告诉我答案。 Qǐng gàosu wǒ dá'àn.Please tell me the answer.
- 他选择了否定的答案。 Tā xuǎnzéle fǒudìng de dá'àn.He's chosen the negative response.