答案dá ànanswer
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.
answernoun
- 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?
How is 答案 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
第三题你会做吗?
Dì sān tí nǐ huì zuò ma?
Can you do question three?
- Speaker B:
会,答案是一百二十。
Huì, dá'àn shì yìbǎi èrshí.
Yes, the answer is one hundred and twenty.
- Speaker A:
你是怎么算的?
Nǐ shì zěnme suàn de?
How did you work it out?
- 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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Related words
- 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topicHSK 1
- 回答huí dáto reply; to answerHSK 3
- 答应dā yingto answer; to respondHSK 4
- 一生yì shēngall one's life; throughout one's lifeHSK 4
- 专业zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); majorHSK 4
- 主意zhǔ yiideaHSK 4
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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.