34 results for 问*

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  1. to ask; to inquire

    trad. 問

Also written 問【wèn】

More words

问题wèn tí

question; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]

Common
问好wèn hǎo

to say hello to; to send one's regards to

问候wèn hòu

to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)

问话wèn huà

to ask sb a question; question

问答wèn dá

question and answer

问世wèn shì

to be published; to come out

问路wèn lù

to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)

问道wèn dào

to ask the way; to ask

问心无愧wèn xīn wú kuì

lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

问号wèn hào

question mark (punct.); unknown factor; unsolved problem; interrogation

问询wèn xún

see 詢問|询问[xun2 wen4]

问卷wèn juàn

questionnaire; CL:份[fen4]

问名wèn míng

to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride; one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family

问事wèn shì

to ask for information; to inquire

问住wèn zhù

to stump sb with a question

问倒wèn dǎo

to stump; to baffle

问安wèn ān

to pay one's respects; to give regards to

问市wèn shì

to hit the market

问津wèn jīn

to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)

问罪wèn zuì

to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish

问荆wèn jīng

field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

问讯wèn xùn

interrogation; greeting

问诊wèn zhěn

(TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]

问责wèn zé

to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame

问鼎wèn dǐng

to aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc)

问责性wèn zé xìng

accountability

问客杀鸡wèn kè shā jī

lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom); fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)

问寒问暖wèn hán wèn nuǎn

(idiom) to show concern about sb's well-being

问心有愧wèn xīn yǒu kuì

to have a guilty conscience

问罪之师wèn zuì zhī shī

punitive force; a person setting out to deliver severe reproach

问道于盲wèn dào yú máng

lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom); fig. to seek advice from an incompetent

问鼎中原wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán

to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)

问鼎轻重wèn dǐng qīng zhòng

lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power