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答案dá ànanswer

HSK 4word

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答案 (dá àn) means "answer" or "solution." It is the correct answer to a question, an exam item, or a problem, not a spoken reply in a conversation. 这个问题的答案是什么 asks what the answer to this question is, and 请把答案写在这里 asks someone to write the answer here.

What does 答案 mean?

  1. 1.

    answernoun

  2. 2.

    solutionnoun

What do the characters in 答案 mean?

  • 答to answer
  • 案not compositional here

How do you use 答案?

答案 often follows 问题的 or 题的; use 回答 for the act of answering.

Patterns

  • 问题 + 的 + 答案

    这个问题的答案是什么?

    Zhège wèntí de dá'àn shì shénme?

    What is the answer to this question?

  • 把 + 答案 + 写在 + Place

    请把答案写在这里。

    Qǐng bǎ dá'àn xiě zài zhèlǐ.

    Please write the answer here.

What are some examples of 答案 in a sentence?

  1. 这个问题的答案是什么?

    Zhège wèntí de dá'àn shì shénme?

    What is the answer to this question?

  2. 我知道答案了。

    Wǒ zhīdào dá'àn le.

    I know the answer now.

  3. 请把答案写在这里。

    Qǐng bǎ dá'àn xiě zài zhèlǐ.

    Please write the answer here.

How is 答案 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    第三题你会做吗?

    Dì sān tí nǐ huì zuò ma?

    Can you do question three?

  2. Speaker B:

    会,答案是一百二十。

    Huì, dá'àn shì yìbǎi èrshí.

    Yes, the answer is one hundred and twenty.

  3. Speaker A:

    你是怎么算的?

    Nǐ shì zěnme suàn de?

    How did you work it out?

  4. Speaker B:

    我先算了每个人的钱,再加在一起。

    Wǒ xiān suàn le měi gè rén de qián, zài jiā zài yìqǐ.

    I first worked out each person's money, then added it all together.

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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.