回答 (huí dá) — to reply; to answer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

回答 is the everyday word for 'to answer, to reply' — it's the most common and neutral verb for responding to questions, messages, or calls. 答 (dá) is more formal and often appears in compound words or fixed expressions; 回复 (huí fù) is more formal and is used especially for written replies (emails, messages) and also means 'to recover'.

verb

to replyto answer

Examples

回答？
Nǐ néng huí dá zhège wèntí ma?
Can you answer this question?
回答。
Tā hái méi huí dá wǒ de duǎnxìn.
He hasn't replied to my text message yet.
回答。
Qǐng huí dá lǎoshī de wèntí.
Please answer the teacher's question.

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