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问
問
wèn
1.
to ask
HSK 2
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不问
bùwèn
to pay no attention to
借问
jièwèn
(honorific) May I ask?
动问
dòngwèn
may I ask
卜问
bǔwèn
to predict by divining
反问
fǎnwèn
to ask (a question) in reply
叮问
dīngwèn
to question closely
叱问
chìwèn
to call sb to account
问世
wènshì
to be published
问事
wènshì
to ask for information
问住
wènzhù
to stump sb with a question
问倒
wèndǎo
to stump
问候
wènhòu
to give one's respects
问卷
wènjuàn
questionnaire
问名
wènmíng
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride
问好
wènhǎo
to say hello to
问安
wènān
to pay one's respects
问津
wènjīn
to make inquiries
问答
wèndá
question and answer
问罪
wènzuì
to declaim
问号
wènhào
question mark (punct.)
Example Sentences (10)
王老师，我可以再问您一个问题吗？
Wáng lǎoshī, wǒ kěyǐ zài wèn nín yí gè wèntí ma?
Teacher Wang, may I ask you one more question?
Text 1
谢谢您带我参观您的公司。在参观过程中我很激动，有个问题一直想问您。
Xièxie nín dài wǒ cānguān nín de gōngsī. Zài cānguān guòchéng zhōng wǒ hěn jīdòng, yǒu gè wèntí yìzhí xiǎng wèn nín.
Thank you for showing me around your company. I was very excited during the visit, and there is a question I have been wanting to ask you.
Text 2
上次女儿问我飞机是怎么起飞和降落的，真不知道该怎么回答她，她现在总是有各种各样的“为什么”。
Shàngcì nǚ'ér wèn wǒ fēijī shì zěnme qǐfēi hé jiàngluò de, zhēn bù zhīdào gāi zěnme huídá tā, tā xiànzài zǒngshì yǒu gèzhǒng gèyàng de "wèishénme".
Last time my daughter asked me how airplanes take off and land, I really didn't know how to answer her. Now she always has all kinds of "whys".
Text 1
还可以，他们问的问题都挺容易的，就是我有点儿紧张。
Hái kěyǐ, tāmen wèn de wèntí dōu tǐng róngyì de, jiùshì wǒ yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
It was okay. The questions they asked were pretty easy. I was just a little nervous.
Text 1
我想问问你公司里的一些事情。
Wǒ xiǎng wènwen nǐ gōngsī lǐ de yìxiē shìqing.
I want to ask you about some things at your company.
Text 2
我问你，你多久没运动了？
Wǒ wèn nǐ, nǐ duō jiǔ méi yùn dòng le?
I'm asking you, how long has it been since you exercised?
Text 3
我想问问你公司里的一些事情。
Wǒ xiǎng wènwen nǐ gōngsī lǐ de yìxiē shìqing.
I want to ask you about some things at your company.
Text 2
我不知道。你可以打电话问一下。
Wǒ bù zhīdào. Nǐ kěyǐ dǎ diànhuà wèn yíxià.
I don't know. You can call and ask.
Text 1
这个问题以前一个记者也问过我。做生意时虽然会遇到各种压力和困难，但是大家的机会都是相同的。你看，这里有三块大小不同的西瓜，我们用西瓜的大小代表钱的多少，要是我们一起开始吃，你会先选哪块？
Zhège wèntí yǐqián yí gè jìzhě yě wènguò wǒ. Zuò shēngyì shí suīrán huì yùdào gèzhǒng yālì hé kùnnán, dànshì dàjiā de jīhuì dōu shì xiāngtóng de. Nǐ kàn, zhèlǐ yǒu sān kuài dàxiǎo bùtóng de xīguā, wǒmen yòng xīguā de dàxiǎo dàibiǎo qián de duōshǎo, yàoshi wǒmen yìqǐ kāishǐ chī, nǐ huì xiān xuǎn nǎ kuài?
A reporter asked me this question before, too. When doing business, although we will encounter various pressures and difficulties, everyone has the same opportunities. Look, here are three pieces of watermelon of different sizes; we use the size of the watermelon to represent how much money there is. If we start eating together, which piece would you choose first?
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 136
- Word Frequency Rank
- 343 of 84,292