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问
問
wèn
1. to ask
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

问
wèn
to ask about, to inquire after
HSK 2 6 丶

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
HSK 6
叮问
dīngwèn
to question closely
叱问
chìwèn
to call sb to account
问世
wènshì
to be published
HSK 6
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
HSK 5
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 (5)

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
好，晚上我问一下儿子。
Hǎo, wǎnshang wǒ wèn yíxià érzi.
Okay, I will ask my son tonight.
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
136
Word Frequency Rank
343 of 84,292