回答huí dáto reply; to answer
回答 (huí dá) means "to reply" or "to answer." It also means "a reply" or "an answer." 请回答我的问题 says please answer my question. 我现在回答 says I am answering now. 你的回答很清楚 says your answer is very clear. 我喜欢你的回答 says I like your answer. The verb and the noun are both covered here.
What does 回答 mean?
- 1.
to reply; to answerverb
- 2.
reply; answernoun
What do the characters in 回答 mean?
- 回to reply; to answer
- 答to answer; to reply
How do you use 回答?
回答 can be a verb before 问题, and it can be a noun, as in 你的回答.
Patterns
回答 + 问题
请回答我的问题。
Qǐng huídá wǒ de wèntí.
Please answer my question.
的 + 回答
你的回答很清楚。
Nǐ de huídá hěn qīngchu.
Your answer is very clear.
现在 + 回答
我现在回答。
Wǒ xiànzài huídá.
I am answering now.
What are some examples of 回答 in a sentence?
How is 回答 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你能回答我的问题吗？
Nǐ néng huídá wǒ de wèntí ma?
Can you answer my question?
- Speaker B:
我能回答你的问题。
Wǒ néng huídá nǐ de wèntí.
I can answer your question.
- Speaker A:
请现在回答。
Qǐng xiànzài huídá.
Please answer now.
- Speaker B:
我现在就回答。
Wǒ xiànzài jiù huídá.
I will answer right now.
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Related words
- 问wènto ask; to inquireHSK 1
- 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topicHSK 1
- 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1
- 告诉gào suto tell; to inform; to let knowHSK 2
- 知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware ofHSK 1
- 请qǐngplease (do sth)HSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.