问 (問) wèn

1. wèn verb to ask
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Used in this sense (询问) in both modern and literary Chinese (ABC '问' v 1; Ci Yuan '問' 1; CED '问' 1; GHC '问' 1; Kroll 2015 '問' 1, p. 477; NCCED '问' 1)
2. wèn verb to inquire after
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 问候 (ABC '问' v 2; CED '问' 2; Ci Yuan '問' 4; Kroll 2015 '問' 2, p. 477; GHC '问' 2; NCCED '问' 2)
3. wèn verb to interrogate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 审问 (ABC '问' v 3; CED '问' 3; Kroll 2015 '問' 1b, p. 477; GHC '问' 3; NCCED '问' 3)
4. wèn verb to hold responsible
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC '问' v 4; CED '问' 4; NCCED '问' 4)
5. wèn verb to request something
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC '问' v 5; CED '问' 5; Kroll 2015 '問' 1a, p. 477)
6. wèn verb to rebuke
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 1c)
7. wèn verb to send an official mission bearing gifts
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 聘问 (Ci Yuan '問' 3; Kroll 2015 '問' 3, p. 477; GHC '问' 1)
8. wèn noun news
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Ci Yuan '問' 7; Kroll 2015 '問' 4, p. 477; NCCED '问' 8)
9. wèn verb to propose marriage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 5, p. 477)
10. wén verb to inform
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 闻 (Ci Yuan '問' 8; Kroll 2015 '問' 6, p. 477; GHC '问' 7, 8)
11. wèn verb to research
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 研究 (GHC '问' 5)
12. wèn proper noun Wen
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (GHC '问' 11)
13. wèn preposition to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 向 (GHC '问' 9; NCCED '问' 7)
14. wèn noun a question
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '问' 9)

Contained in

• 兼问(兼問) ask in addition
• 问诊(問診) interrogation
• 问罪(問罪) to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish
• 学问(學問) learning; knowledge
• 责问(責問) to ask questions; to interrogate
• 劳问(勞問) ask after his health
• 问市(問市) to hit the market
• 逼问(逼問) to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information
• 不问就听不到假话(不問就聽不到假話) Don't ask and you won't be told any lies.
• 访问量(訪問量) (web counter) hits
• 先决问题(先決問題) preliminary question; priority problem; issues requiring more immediate attention
• 卜问(卜問) to predict by divining; to look into the future
• 入境问俗(入境問俗) When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs; do as the natives do
• 问卷(問捲) a questionnaire ; a questionnaire
• 造成问题(造成問題) to create an issue; to cause a problem
• 核问题(核問題) the nuclear problem
• 讯问(訊問) to question closely; to investigate in detail
• 大兴问罪之师(大興問罪之師) to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly
• 问责性(問責性) accountability
• 兴师问罪(興師問罪) to send punitive forces against; to criticize violently
• 亟问(亟問) frequently asked
• 不问好歹(不問好歹) no matter what may happen
• 问道(問道) to ask the way; to ask
• 试问(試問) I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask
• 具体问题(具體問題) concrete issue
• 寻花问柳(尋花問柳) to view flowers and smell the willows; to enjoy scenery ; to frequent brothels
• 扪心自问(捫心自問) to ask oneself honestly; to search in one's heart
• 诘问(詰問) to ask questions; to interrogate
• 承问(承問) thank you for asking
• 探问(探問) to inquire into; to ask after
• 访贫问苦(訪貧問苦) to visit the poor and ask about their suffering
• 问道于盲(問道於盲) to ask a blind man the way; to seek advice from an incompetent
• 打破砂锅问到底(打破砂鍋問到底) to go to the bottom of things
• 问路(問路) to ask for directions; to ask the way
• 问鼎(問鼎) to aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc)
• 推问(推問) to interrogate
• 外出访问(外出訪問) to make an official visit (often abroad)
• 总法律顾问(總法律顧問) general counsel
• 耕当问奴(耕當問奴) if it's plowing, ask the laborer; when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
• 问鼎中原(問鼎中原) to plan to seize power of the whole country
• 反躬自问(反躬自問) introspection; to ask oneself
• 问津(問津) to make inquiries; to show interest
• 套问(套問) to sound somebody out; to find out by tactful indirect questioning
• 常问问题(常問問題) frequently asked questions; FAQ
• 置之不问(置之不問) to pass by without showing interest
• 是非问题(是非問題) a question of right and wrong
• 问言(問言) to ask
• 查问(查問) to inquire about

Also contained in

穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲 、 天问 、 介质访问控制层

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 58
• 卷九十五 列傳第六十五 藝術 Volume 95 Biographies 65: Arts Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 54
• 第二回 Chapter 94 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 37
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 37
• 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 36
• 卷三百六十二 列傳第一百二十一 朱勝非 呂頤浩 范宗尹 范致虛 呂好問 Volume 362 Biographies 121: Zhu Shengfei, Lu Yihao, Fan Zongyin, Fan Zhixu, Lu Haowen History of Song 宋史 — count: 35
• 卷十四 魏書十四 程郭董劉蔣劉傳 Volume 14: Book of Wei 14 - Biographies of Cheng, Dong, Guo, Liu, Jiang, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 34
• 《知北遊》 Knowledge Rambling in the North Zhuangzi 莊子 — count: 33
• 卷二百四十一 列傳第一百二十九 周嘉謨 張問達 汪應蛟 王紀 孫瑋 鍾羽正 陳道亨 Volume 241 Biographies 129: Zhou Jiamo, Zhang Wenda, Wang Yingjiao, Wang Ji, Sun Wei, Zhong Yuzheng, Chen Daoheng History of Ming 明史 — count: 32
• 卷八十九　列傳第七十七:　藝術上 Volume 89 Biographies 77: Diviners 1 History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 31

Collocations

• 公问 (公問) 公問之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 11
• 侯问 (侯問) 晉侯問原守於寺人勃鞮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 10
• 敢问 (敢問) 敢問所安 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 8
• 王问 (王問) 王問諸屈巫 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
• 使问 (使問) 使問 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 人问 (人問) 人問其故 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 问何谓 (問何謂) 敢問何謂也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 问疾 (問疾) 且問疾 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2
• 奔问 (奔問) 敢不奔問官守 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
• 固问 (固問) 固問之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 2