答案 dá'àn answer
answer; solution
How to remember 答案: 答 answer + 案 file = answer.
Characters
How it is used
- An answer/solution to a question or problem - 正确答案 (zhèngquè dá'àn) the correct answer; 标准答案 (biāozhǔn dá'àn) the standard answer.
- Note the apostrophe in pinyin dá'àn marking the syllable break. Distinct from 回答 (huídá, to answer/a reply): 答案 is the content of the solution, 回答 is the act of responding.
- Common in exams, riddles, and problem-solving.
Example sentences
- 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.