答
HSK 5freq #2744
Meanings
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- 1.to answer
- 2.to reply
- 3.to respond
- 1.bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[dá], used in 答应[dā ying], 答理[dā li] etc
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Wiktionary
- 1.to answer; to reply
- 2.to repay; to requite
- 3.Used in the compounds below.
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Etymology
Cognate with 對 (OC *tuːbs, “to respond”) (Schuessler, 2007), which is the exoactive of 答 (OC *tkuːb). Compare Tibetan འདེབས ('debs, “to cast; to send”) (Hill, 2019).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
她答應不單獨外出。
She promised not to go out alone.
湯姆答應再試一次。
Tom promised to try again.
你本來能答上那箇問題。
You could've answered that question.
我答應湯姆我會去那裡。
I've promised Tom that I'd be there.
湯姆答應會來，但他沒來。
Tom promised that he'd come, but he didn't.
汤姆考试时没时间答完所有题。
Tom didn't have enough time to answer all the questions on the test.
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Derived terms
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Related words
回答 to reply; to answer答案 answer答应 to answer; to respond答复 variant of 答复[dá fù]答复 to answer解答 to solve (a problem)报答 to repay答辩 to reply (to an accusation)抢答 to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show)答腔 to answer应答 to reply答理 (usu. used in the negative) to acknowledge (sb's greeting etc); to respond; to answer