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答案

dá àn · da an

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)道(dào)题(tí)的(de)答案(dáàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What's the answer to this question?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)后面(hòumian)。

    I don't know. Look at the back.

  3. Dengdeng

    后面(hòumian)的(de)答案(dáàn)是(shì)三(sān)。

    The answer at the back is three.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)算(suàn)出来(chūlái)是(shì)四(sì)。

    I worked it out as four.

  5. Dengdeng

    哈(hā)，书(shū)上(shàng)的(de)答案(dáàn)错(cuò)了(le)？

    Ha, the answer in the book is wrong?

  6. Liangliang

    不对(bùduì)，我(wǒ)看错(kàncuò)了(le)题(tí)。

    No, I misread the question.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)真(zhēn)的(de)需(xū)要(yào)提(tí)问(wèn)题(tí)来(lái)知(zhī)道(dào)答(dá)案(àn)吗(ma)？

Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by brauliobezerra · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

即(jí)使(shǐ)我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)答(dá)案(àn)，我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bú)会(huì)告(gào)诉(sù)你(nǐ)。

Even if I knew the answer, I wouldn't tell you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by maaster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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答
dá

to answer; to reply

案
àn

(legal) case; incident

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