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HSK
to reply; to answer / reply; answer
HSK 1
to answer; to respond / to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
HSK 2
answer / solution / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *答* | 答* | *答
to answer / to reply / to respond
HSK 5
to answer / to reply / Reply to: (in email header)
HSK 5
to repay / to requite
HSK 5
variant of 答覆|答复
HSK 5
to solve (a problem) / to resolve (a difficulty) / to provide an answer / solution / resolution / answer
HSK 7-9
to reply (to an accusation) / to defend one's dissertation
HSK 7-9
to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *答* | 答* | *答
bound form having the same meaning as the free word , used in 答應|答应, 答理 etc
to thank with a gift
to answer / to respond
question and answer
to express one's thanks
completed examination paper / answer sheet / CL: , 張|张
(onom.) pattering sound / drip drip (of water) / tick tock (of clock) / also pr. [di1 da5]
to answer questions (as teacher or consultant) / to clarify doubts
to answer correctly / (literary) to respond; to reply
to reply
Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands
to reply / to answer
bashful
to reply / to answer / response / reply
Calcutta (India)
variant of 搭訕|搭讪
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
to return a courtesy / return gift
numerical answer (to a question in math.) / (Tw) (of troops) to shout numbers or phrases in unison (to keep in step or maintain morale)
to answer / to respond / to converse
reply / thank-you speech
to compete to answer questions (in class)
trouble shooting / solution to difficulties
to return a visit
tick (tock)
to answer a question / question and answer
answering machine
lockout buzzer system (as used by game show contestants)
Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)
(usu. used in the negative) to acknowledge (sb's greeting etc); to respond; to answer
to reply (to a letter)
soaking wet
immune response
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
to return a visit
(Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)
Mindanao Sea
to readily consent
transponder / electronic device that responds to a radio code
to answer
a reply (in debate)
(unpleasantly) sticky


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