答案

dáàn
noun HSK 4 #1,068

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Characters

An 'answer record' — the documented solution.

Examples

Zhè dào tí de dá'àn shì shénme?
What is the answer to this question?
Lǎoshī gōngbù le kǎoshì de dá'àn.
The teacher released the exam answers.
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 (huídá). '回答...' = 'My reply is...' vs '答案...' = 'The answer is...'

Stroke Order

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