Writing
回答 (huídá) — how to say "to answer" in Chinese
回答
To answer
verb
Character composition
回
to return, to answer
答
to answer
Radicals / Keys
囗
Enclosure
#31 · wéi · 3 strokes
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
回答老师
huídá lǎoshī
answer the teacher
回答问题
huídá wèntí
answer a question
Examples
老师问了一个问题，他想了想才回答。
The teacher asked a question, he thought for a bit before answering.
请回答问题。
Please answer the question.
Mnemonic
[huídá-] Hooty the owl lands in a room full of 回 "return" spirals on the walls 🔄. Hooty must give a 答 answer to a riddle, and only then will the 回 spirals turn to show him the way back.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to answer" in Chinese?
"to answer" in Chinese is 回答 (huídá).
What does 回答 mean in English?
回答 (huídá) means "To answer".
How is 回答 pronounced?
It is pronounced huídá (written as huida). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to answer" in Chinese characters?
It is written 回答: 回 has 6 strokes, 答 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 回答?
回答 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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