대답

daedap · TOPIK 1

answer, reply

對答 = face toward (對) + answer (答): turning to someone and replying

대 (對) means to face or respond to, as in 대화 (conversation) and 반대 (opposite). 답 (答) means answer, as in 답장 (written reply) and 정답 (correct answer). Chinese uses the same compound: 对答 duìdá.

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