dā, dá

to answer; to reply; to respond; to return (a favor); (also pr. [dā]) as in 答应 (to answer, to agree, to promise), 答理 (to acknowledge)

Radical: ⺮ HSK 5 v

Components & Etymology

答 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 答

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 答.

作答
zuò dá
回答
huí dá
to reply
对答
duì dá
a reply
应答
yìng dá
to reply
抢答
qiǎng dá
报答
bào dá
to repay
滴答
dī dā
onomat. pattering sound
竞答
jìng dá
to compete to answer questions (in class)
答卷
dá juàn
completed examination paper
答复
dá fù
to answer
答对
dá duì
(usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question
答应
dā ying
to promise

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