答话

答話

dáhuà

verb #41,205

Meanings

1 to reply
2 to answer
3 to respond when spoken to

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

我叫了他半天，他都不答话。

Wǒ jiào le tā bàntiān, tā dōu bù dáhuà.

I called him for ages but he wouldn't answer.

HSK 7-9

她低着头，不肯答话。

Tā dī zhe tóu, bùkěn dáhuà.

She kept her head down and refused to reply.

Tips

usage

答话 is most often used in the negative - 不答话 ('won't answer / wouldn't reply'). It carries the flavor of someone deliberately staying silent, not just failing to hear. Compare 回答 (huídá, the neutral 'to answer').

Stroke Order

答 dá

话 huà