fēi
suǒ
wèn

idiom
common

Meaning of 答非所问

答非所问 means to give an irrelevant answer; to answer beside the point; to answer what was not asked. Pronounced dá fēi suǒ wèn.

  • to give an irrelevant answer; to answer beside the point; to answer what was not asked

Definitions & Examples

wèn
diǎn
kāi
huì
 
què
fēi
suǒ
wèn
de
shuō
le
tiān
 

I asked him what time the meeting started, but he gave an irrelevant answer and started talking about the weather.

Miàn
duì
zhě
de
wèn
 
fēi
suǒ
wèn
 
huí
guān
jiàn
wèn
 

Faced with the reporter's questions, he deliberately gave irrelevant answers to avoid the key issues.

yào
fēi
suǒ
wèn
 
qǐng
zhí
jiē
huí
de
wèn
 

Don't evade the question; please answer my question directly.

de
huí
wán
quán
shì
fēi
suǒ
wèn
 
ràng
rén
zhe
tóu
nǎo
 

His answer was completely off-topic, leaving people confused.