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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 答非所问

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
答非所问 dá fēi suǒ wèn - (idiom) to sidestep the question
- to answer evasively

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 38,956 54,891 50,046

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1ying5], 答理[da1li5] etc
- to answer
- to reply
- to respond
fēi- abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
fēi- to not be; not
- wrong; incorrect
- non-; un-; in-; de-
- to reproach; to blame
- (coll.) to insist on; simply must
suǒ- actually
- place
- classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
- that which
- particle introducing a relative clause or passive
- CL:個|个[ge4]
wèn- to ask; to inquire

Other Words Containing 答非所问

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
答非所问 - - 38,956 54,891 50,046