抢答

搶答

qiǎngdá

verb #35,560

Meanings

1 to compete to be first to answer (as on a quiz show)
2 to buzz in
3 to race to answer

Characters

to snatch / rush

Examples

比赛开始后，选手们纷纷抢答。

Bǐsài kāishǐ hòu, xuǎnshǒu men fēnfēn qiǎngdá.

Once the competition started, contestants raced to buzz in.

这道题被对手抢答了。

Zhè dào tí bèi duìshǒu qiǎngdá le.

Our opponent buzzed in first on this question.

Tips

memory

抢 ('to grab/snatch') + 答 ('answer') — literally 'snatch-answer'. Picture the buzzer-press race on Jeopardy. The 抢-prefix builds many compounds for racing to do something: 抢购 (snatch up shopping), 抢救 (rush to rescue), 抢先 (get there first).

Stroke Order

抢 qiǎng

答 dá