回答 (huídá) · to answer

回答 (huídá) means “to answer”. It is written with 2 characters: 回 (to return) + 答 (to answer). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 回答 is built

The characters

回 huí · to return

What 回 is made of

囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: Originally, a spiral signifying return (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

答 dá · to answer

What 答 is made of

⺮zhú — bamboo
合hé — to combine
- 亼jí — to assemble
  - 人rén — person
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

他没有回答我。Tā méiyǒu huídá wǒ.He didn't answer me.

谁能回答？Shéi néng huídá?Who can answer?

Questions about 回答

What does 回答 mean?

回答 (huídá) means “to answer”.

How do you pronounce 回答?

回答 is pronounced huídá.

Which HSK level is 回答?

回答 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.

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It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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