wèn

ask about, inquire after

HSK 2 #137

DEFINITIONS

问 wèn
  • to ask

STROKES

WORDS

题 cháng wèn wèn tí frequently asked questions; FAQ
常见题 cháng jiàn wèn tí common problems; FAQ
吊死疾 diào sǐ wèn jí to grieve for the sick and the dying; to show great concern for people's suffering
ài wèn iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪
dǎ wèn to inquire about; to give sb the third degree
打破砂锅到底 dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
接受审 jiē shòu shěn wèn under interrogation (for a crime); on trial
tuī wèn to interrogate
明知故 míng zhī gù wèn to ask a question, already knowing the answer
普通题 pǔ tōng wèn tí common questions; general questions
有学 yǒu xué wèn erudite; learned; informed; scholarly
朝核题 cháo hé wèn tí Korean nuclear problem
题 hé wèn tí the nuclear problem
求田舍 qiú tián wèn shè lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom); fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
题 méi wèn tí no problem
特指句 tè zhǐ wèn jù wh-question (linguistics)
代词 yí wèn dài cí interrogative pronoun (誰|谁, 什麼|什么, 哪兒|哪儿 etc)
疑难题 yí nán wèn tí knotty problem; intractable difficulty
盘根底 pán gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
穷在闹市无人,富在深山有远亲 qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
dá wèn to answer a question; question and answer
cè wèn essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
经济题 jīng jì wèn tí economic problem
总法律顾 zǒng fǎ lǜ gù wèn general counsel
置之不 zhì zhī bù wèn to pass by without showing interest (idiom)