答案

• 拼音: dá àn
• 汉字拆解: 答 = 竹 (bamboo) + 合 (fit/join); 案 = 宀 (roof) + 女 (woman) + 木 (wood)

含义

Answer; solution. The response to a question or problem.

Used for answers to exam questions, puzzles, riddles, and also figuratively for solutions to life problems. Common in educational settings. Distinguished from 回答 (the act of answering) — 答案 is the content of the answer itself.

例句

1. 这道题的答案到底是什么，我想了半天也想不出来。
2. 老师公布了考试的标准答案。
3. 有些问题的答案不是非黑即白的，需要仔细思考。

用法指南

语境: education, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你知道第五题的答案吗？(Do you know the answer to question five?)
• 答案就在书的最后一页。(The answers are on the last page of the book.)

错误说法

• 把答案和回答混用 (Don't confuse 答案 with 回答 — 答案 is the content of an answer; 回答 is the act of replying to someone)

起源与历史

答 (answer/reply) + 案 (desk/record/case) — originally an answer recorded on a desk or document, later generalised to any answer.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal