wèn

ask (about), inquire after

DEFINITIONS

問 wèn
  • to ask

STROKES

WORDS

三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom); fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on; complete ignorance
三農題 sān nóng wèn tí the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants
三體題 sān tǐ wèn tí three-body problem (mechanics)
bù wèn to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off
好歹 bù wèn hǎo dǎi no matter what may happen (idiom)
就聽不到假話 bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
青紅皂白 bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不恥下 bù chǐ xià wèn not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
不聞不 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the least concerned
介質訪控制 jiè zhì fǎng wèn kòng zhì Medium Access Control; MAC
介質訪控制層 jiè zhì fǎng wèn kòng zhì céng MAC layer
jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask?
做學 zuò xué wèn to study; to engage in scholarship
元好 yuán hào wèn Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition
先決題 xiān jué wèn tí preliminary question; priority problem; issues requiring more immediate attention
入境俗 rù jìng wèn sú When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do; When in Rome, do as the Romans do
具體題 jù tǐ wèn tí concrete issue
題 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong; to have a problem arise; to give problems
刨根底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
dòng wèn may I ask
bǔ wèn to predict by divining; to look into the future
fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question
句 fǎn wèn jù rhetorical question
語氣 fǎn wèn yǔ qì tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
反詰 fǎn jié wèn to cross-examine
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