(idiom) to sidestep the question; to answer evasively
trad. 答非所問
Also written 答非所問【dá fēi suǒ wèn】
Characters in this word
4答
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bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc
- Pinyin
- dā
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 10342 of 2500
非
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abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
- Pinyin
- Fēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 2078 of 2500
所
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actually, place, classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc, that which, particle introducing a relative clause or passive, CL:個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- suǒ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 347 of 2500
问
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to ask; to inquire
- Pinyin
- wèn
- Traditional
- 問
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 261 of 2500