wèn

ask about, inquire after

HSK 2 #137

DEFINITIONS

问 wèn
  • to ask

STROKES

WORDS

国事访 guó shì fǎng wèn state visit
追根底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
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
三农题 sān nóng wèn tí the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants
三体题 sān tǐ wèn tí three-body problem (mechanics)
好歹 bù wèn hǎo dǎi no matter what may happen (idiom)
就听不到假话 bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
青红皂白 bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不耻下 bù chǐ xià wèn not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
介质访控制 jiè zhì fǎng wèn kòng zhì Medium Access Control; MAC
介质访控制层 jiè zhì fǎng wèn kòng zhì céng MAC layer
做学 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
先决题 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
具体题 jù tǐ wèn tí concrete issue
题 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong; to have a problem arise; to give problems
dòng wèn may I ask
bǔ wèn to predict by divining; to look into the future
句 fǎn wèn jù rhetorical question
语气 fǎn wèn yǔ qì tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
反诘 fǎn jié wèn to cross-examine
反躬自 fǎn gōng zì wèn introspection; to ask oneself
dīng wèn to question closely; to make a detailed inquiry; to probe; to ask repeatedly
chì wèn to call sb to account; to question angrily