回答 (huídá) — to answer

回答 (huídá)

回答 means to answer or reply to a question or inquiry. It is used as both a verb and a noun. As a verb it takes the question or questioner as its object. As a noun it refers to the response itself.

Meanings

1. [verb] To answer; to reply; to respond (to a question or inquiry).
2. [noun] An answer; a response; a reply.

Example Sentences

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

他没有回答。 Tā méiyǒu huídá. He did not answer.

她的回答让我很满意。 Tā de huídá ràng wǒ hěn mǎnyì. Her answer satisfied me very much.

你怎么回答他？ Nǐ zěnme huídá tā? How did you reply to him?

Collocations

Memory Hook

回 means to return and 答 means to answer. A response is a verbal return: someone throws a question at you and you throw an answer back. That exchange is 回答.