dá àn
answer
答案是肯定的。
dá àn shì kěndìng de.
The answer is yes.
我不知道答案。
wǒ bù zhīdào dá àn.
I don't know the answer.
答案就在这里。
dá àn jiù zài zhèlǐ.
The answer is right here.
解 (jiě)
solution
回答 (huí dá)
answer
题目 (tí mù)
question
问题 (wèn tí)
problem
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The Chinese word 答案 (dà'àn) for "answer" is composed of two characters: 答 (dá) and 案 (àn). The character 答 originally meant "to speak" or "to reply", and it is often used in the context of answering questions or giving responses. The character 案 originally meant "a table" or "a desk", and it is often used in the context of documents, records, or cases. When these two characters are combined to form the word 答案, it takes on the meaning of "answer", as it refers to the response or solution to a question or problem.
