答 - dá - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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12 strokes
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答

dá

Definition

reply
answer
return
respond
echo

Other pronunciations

dā

to answer
to reply
to agree

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

劄

zhā

to prick with a needle

Related words (33)

答卷

dá juàn

completed examination paper; answer sheet

答复

dá fù

to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)

答对

dá duì

(usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question

to return a visit

numerical answer (to a question in math.)

answer; solution

to answer questions (as teacher or consultant); to clarify doubts

答礼

dá lǐ

to return a courtesy; return gift

to return a visit

reply; thank-you speech

to reply; to answer

to express one's thanks

答辨

dá biàn

to plead (in law court); to reply to a charge

答辩

dá biàn

defense; to reply (to an accusation); to defend (legally...); to defend (one's dissertation)

answer

answering machine

to answer beside the point; irrelevant answer

作答

zuò dá

to answer; to respond

回答

huí dá

to reply; to answer; answer; to respond

对答

duì dá

to reply; to answer; response; reply

to reply

to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show)

报答

bào dá

to repay; to requite; to return; to pay back

竞答

jìng dá

to compete to answer questions (in class)

裁答

cái dá

to reply (to a letter)

解答

jiě dá

answer; explanation; solution (to a math equation)

a reply (in debate)

to thank with a gift

question and answer

lockout buzzer system (as used by game show contestants)

immune response

trouble shooting; solution to difficulties

发射机应答器

fā shè jī yìng dá qì

transponder; electronic device that responds to a radio code

Idioms (1)

对答如流

duì dá rú liú

able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer

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