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| Pronunciation |
: |
wèn |
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| Meaning |
: |
- ask; inquire. (v)
- send regards to. (v)
- interrogate; examine. (v)
- ask (somebody) for sth. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
门 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
問 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
52.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
(n) question; problem |
| 3. |
|
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: |
send one’s regards to; say hello to |
| 4. |
|
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: |
questions and answers |
| 5. |
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: |
excuse me; please; we should like to ask |
| 6. |
|
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: |
concern oneself with |
| 8. |
|
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: |
query; question; doubt |
Sentences:
| 1. He likes to ask a lot of questions. |
| tā |
zǒng |
shì |
xǐ |
huan |
wèn |
gè |
zhǒng |
wèn |
tí |
。 |
| 他 |
总 |
是 |
喜 |
欢 |
问 |
各 |
种 |
问 |
题 |
。 |
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|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 总是 |
: |
always |
| 喜欢 |
: |
like |
| 问 |
: |
ask |
| 各种 |
: |
of various kinds |
| 问题 |
: |
question |
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| 2. Couldn’t you have phoned up and asked? |
| nǐ |
jiù |
bú |
huì |
dǎ |
gè |
diàn |
huà |
wèn |
yi |
wèn |
? |
| 你 |
就 |
不 |
会 |
打 |
个 |
电 |
话 |
问 |
一 |
问 |
？ |
|
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|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 就 |
: |
simply |
| 不会 |
: |
used to express reproach for the non-performance of an action |
| 打 |
: |
make (a call) |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 电话 |
: |
call; telephone |
| 问 |
: |
ask |
| 一 |
: |
(particle) used in the middle of a reduplicated verb |
|
| 3. Please send my regards to your mother. |
| dài |
wǒ |
xiàng |
nǐ |
mā |
ma |
wèn |
hǎo |
。 |
| 代 |
我 |
向 |
你 |
妈 |
妈 |
问 |
好 |
。 |
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| 代 |
: |
do … on behalf of |
| 我 |
: |
I, me |
| 向 |
: |
to |
| 你 |
: |
you, your |
| 妈妈 |
: |
mother |
| 问好 |
: |
send one’s regards to |
|
| 4. Her parents never asked about her work. |
| tā |
de |
fù |
mǔ |
cóng |
bú |
guò |
wèn |
tā |
de |
gōng |
zuò |
。 |
| 她 |
的 |
父 |
母 |
从 |
不 |
过 |
问 |
她 |
的 |
工 |
作 |
。 |
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| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 父母 |
: |
parents |
| 从不 |
: |
never |
| 过问 |
: |
concern oneself with |
| 工作 |
: |
work |
|
| 5. Could someone please help clarify this confusion? |
| qǐng |
wèn |
yǒu |
rén |
kě |
yǐ |
jiě |
shì |
yī |
xià |
zhè |
gè |
yí |
wèn |
ma |
？ |
| 请 |
问 |
有 |
人 |
可 |
以 |
解 |
释 |
一 |
下 |
这 |
个 |
疑 |
问 |
吗 |
？ |
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| 请问 |
: |
please, excuse me |
| 有人 |
: |
anyone |
| 可以 |
: |
can |
| 解释 |
: |
explain |
| 一下 |
: |
measure word |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 疑问 |
: |
question; doubt |
| 吗 |
: |
(particle) question tag |
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