问

The character "问" has 6 strokes. "问" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "问" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "问" are "wèn" . View the stroke order of "问">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "问"

v.: ask; enquire; ask after; enquire after; interrogate; examine; cross-examine; hold responsible; care; bother; manage; consult

prep.: to; from

n.: news; mail; question

• ask : v.问；询问；请求…做；要求… 给予；邀请；要价；索价；四处打听；询问…的健康；要求
• enquire : v.打听；询问；调查；问候；查究；向…问好；求见；要求与… 谈话
• ask after : 打听；问问；问候
• interrogate : v.讯问；审问；质问；获取信息；询问；发信号询问
• examine : v.检查；调查；对…进行考试；考；讯问
• cross-examine : v.反诘；盘问
• care : n.照顾；照料；看护；关怀；密切关注；审慎思考；担心；忧虑；收养；监护
• bother : v.麻烦；烦心；尽力；使焦虑；使烦恼；关心；对…感兴趣；打扰；烦扰；给…添麻烦
• manage : v.管理；经营；设法继续生存；对付过去；处理；应付；主管；掌管；承受；当（运动队或演出者）的经理人
• consult : v.请教；求教；向…咨询；参考；查阅；和…商量；和…商议
• to : prep.向；朝；往；到；对；跟；与；属于；附于；归于；对于；关于；使；比；记入
• from : prep.从… 起；始于；来自；从…来；从；由；离；防；因为；由于；与… 不同
• news : n.新闻；消息；新情况；新闻报道；新闻节目；新闻事件；新闻广播；新闻人物
• mail : n.邮件；信件；邮包；锁子甲；铠甲；邮政；邮件发送；邮袋；邮政列车；邮件收取
• question : n.问题；疑问；怀疑；难题；不确定；异议；有待解决的问题；事情

Form words with "问"

问价钱 ask the price

问口供 question for oral confession

问老师问题 ask the teacher a question

盍尝问焉 why not ask (him)

Example phrases using "问"

• 我问了他几遍，他就是不搭话。

  I asked him several times, but he simply refused to answer.

• 他给医院打电话问老人的情况。

  He rang the hospital to enquire how the old man was.

• 他乍猛的问我，倒想不起来了。

  His question came so sudden that my mind went completely blank.

• 一路上，他不停地向我问问题。

  He kept pestering me with his questions all the way.

• 他嘴紧，你什么也别想问出来。

  He has a tight mouth. Don’t expect that he will tell you anything.

• 如果他想了解更多情况，让他来问我。

  If he needs any further information, refer him to me.

• 他们西方人认为问人家年龄很不礼貌。

  Westerners consider it impolite to ask people about their age.

• 大会主席，我想问一个有关程序的问题。

  Mr Chairman, I rise to a point of order.

• 课堂上他总是喜欢问问题。

  He is for ever asking questions in class.

• 大家问他是什么事，他只是笑，不回答。

  Instead of giving a reply, he just smiled when he was asked what had happened.