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A computer-implemented method is provided for suggesting a query term. The method includes obtaining a seed term and a candidate term. The method further includes retrieving two nodes indicating the seed term and the candidate term respectively from a semi-structured corpora. The method also includes determining, by a processor device, whether the candidate term includes details of information on the seed term based on a positional relation between the two nodes in the semi-structured corpora. The method additionally includes suggesting the candidate term as an additional query term in response to a positive determination. The method further includes performing the query with the candidate term as the additional query term in response to a suggestion of use acceptance to enhance query answer retrieval results.
