答话 (dá huà) — to answer, to reply
Definition
答话 means to answer or reply in speech — a formal, written register verb that typically appears in formal or set phrases. Unlike the everyday verb 回答, 答话 is a separable verb: between 答 and 话, other elements (e.g. 一句) can be inserted.
verb
to answerto reply
Examples
- ，答话。Tā yóu yù le yí huì r, cái huǎn huǎn dá huà.He hesitated for a moment before slowly answering.
- ，。Wǒ wèn le tā sān biàn, tā dōu méi yǒu dá yí jù huà.I asked him three times, and he didn't answer a single word.
- ，。Zhè ge wèn tí tài nán le, tā dá bú shàng huà lái.This question is too hard; he couldn't come up with a reply.
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