答复

答復

dáfù

verb/noun HSK 5 #6,348

Meanings

To answer back — a reply, especially a formal one.

Qǐng jǐnkuài gěi wǒ dáfù.

Please give me a reply as soon as possible.

Tā hái méiyǒu dáfù wǒ de yóujiàn.

He hasn't replied to my email yet.

Wǒmen zhèngzài děngdài gōngsī de dáfù.

We are waiting for the company's reply.

Tā de dáfù ràng wǒ hěn mǎnyì.

His reply satisfied me.

usage

答复 is more formal than 回答 (huídá). Use 答复 for official replies (from companies, government, etc.). For everyday conversation, use 回答 or simply 回.

答 dá

复 fù