答案 (dá'àn): answer; solution

Measure Word

一份答案 fèn

Meanings

1 answer; solution
2 key (to a test or exercise)

Characters

An 'answer record' — the documented solution.

Examples

这道题的答案是什么？

Zhè dào tí de dá'àn shì shénme?

What is the answer to this question?

老师公布了考试的答案。

Lǎoshī gōngbù le kǎoshì de dá'àn.

The teacher released the exam answers.

我找到了问题的答案。

Wǒ zhǎodào le wèntí de dá'àn.

I found the answer to the problem.

Tips

usage

答案 is the answer itself (the content). To describe the act of answering, use 回答. '我的回答是...' = 'My reply is...' vs '答案是...' = 'The answer is...'

Stroke Order

答 dá

案 àn

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