答 (daap3 | da2 da1) : answer, reply; reciprocate, return

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答

daap3

da2 da1

[1] answer; reply; respond
[2] reciprocate; return; repay

Pinyin da2 is literary reading; da1 is used only in some colloquial phrases.

Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 11779 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Mar 2014 05:23

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答應 daap3 jing3 da1 ying5 = promise, consent, agree; respond, answer

回答 wui4 daap3 hui2 da2 = to answer, to reply, respond

問答 man6 daap3 wen4 da2 = questions and answers, Q&A

對答 deoi3 daap6 dui4 da2 = to reply, to answer; response, reply

解答 gaai2 daap3 jie3 da2 = answer; explain

答案 daap3 on3 da2 an4 = [n] answer

答詞 daap3 ci4 da2 ci2 = [1] reply [2] thank-you speech

報答 bou3 daap3 bao4 da2 = to repay

答辯 daap3 bin6 da2 bian4 = to reply (to a charge, accusation, query or argument)

答卷 daap3 gyun2 da2 juan4 = answer sheet (to be handed up at the end of a test); examination paper

答覆 daap3 fuk1 da2 fu4 = reply

答允 daap3 wan5 da1 yun3 = give one's word

答嘴 daap3 zeoi2 = to interrupt a conversation (also 搭嘴) 粵

答非所問 daap3 fei1 so2 man6 da2 fei1 suo3 wen4 = give an irrelevant answer

答非所問 daap3 fei1 so2 man6 = give an irrelevant answer

答必 daap6 bit1 = but 粵

作答 zok3 daap3 zuo4 da2 = to answer, to reply, respond

如實作答 jyu4 sat6 zok3 daap3 ru2 shi2 zuo4 da2 = reply honestly

十問九唔答 sap6 man6 gau2 m4 daap3 shi2 wen4 jiu3 wu2 da2 = unresponsive; uncooperative when being questioned (also：十問九唔應) 粵

答辯人 daap3 bin6 jan4 da2 bian4 ren2 = respondent

九不答八 gau2 bat1 daap3 baat3 jiu3 bu4 da2 ba1 = give answers not related to the question

答復 daap3 fuk1 da2 fu4 = to answer, reply; Reply to: (in email header)

搶答 coeng2 daap3 qiang3 da2 = rush to answer a question before someone else

答對 daap3 deoi3 da2 dui4 = answer or reply to a question

蘇門答臘 sou1 mun4 daap3 laap6 su1 men2 da2 la4 = Sumatra

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答案好簡單粵
The answer's very simple.

不如你試吓答啦？粵
Why don't you try to answer?
[^already a literal translation]

問佢嘢佢又唔答，答嚫哩就模稜兩可粵
He does not answer when asked; whenever he responds, they are vague.

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