回答 (huídá) — to answer / to reply

回答 (huídá)

A verb and noun meaning "to answer" or "an answer." 回 (huí) means "to return" and 答 (dá) means "to respond." Together they capture the idea of sending a response back. Its counterpart is 问 (wèn), meaning "to ask."

Meanings

1. [verb] To answer, to reply to (a question).
2. [noun] An answer, a reply.

Example Sentences

请回答我的问题。 Qǐng huídá wǒ de wèntí. Please answer my question.

他回答得很好。 Tā huídá de hěn hǎo. He answered very well.

她没有回答我的问题。 Tā méiyǒu huídá wǒ de wèntí. She did not answer my question.

老师等了很久，才有人回答。 Lǎoshī děng le hěn jiǔ, cái yǒu rén huídá. The teacher waited a long time before anyone answered.

Collocations

Memory Hook

Pair with 问 (wèn, to ask): 问 sends a question out, 回答 sends the answer back. 回 (return) + 答 (respond) — returning words to the one who asked.