wèn

to ask

HSK 2 #137

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 137th character
Radical ⾨ (169.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 528
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

问 wèn
  1. 1. to ask

Stroke order

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Words containing 问

Word Meaning
state visit
to get to the bottom of; probe deeply
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
issues of agriculture, villages and farmers
three-body problem (mechanics)
no matter what may happen (idiom)
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
not to distinguish between right and wrong
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
MAC; Medium Access Control
MAC layer
to study; to engage in scholarship
Yuan Haowen, Jin dynasty poet
issues requiring more immediate attention; priority problem
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
concrete issue
to have a problem arise; to have sth go wrong
may I ask
to predict by divining; to look into the future
rhetorical question
tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
to cross-examine
to ask oneself; introspection
to ask repeatedly; to question closely
to question angrily; to call sb to account