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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

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