问 (問) wèn
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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) -
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) -
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) -
wèn
verb
to hold responsible
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC '问' v 4; CED '问' 4; NCCED '问' 4) -
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) -
wèn
verb
to rebuke
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 1c) -
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) -
wèn
noun
news
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Ci Yuan '問' 7; Kroll 2015 '問' 4, p. 477; NCCED '问' 8) -
wèn
verb
to propose marriage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 5, p. 477) -
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) -
wèn
verb
to research
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 研究 (GHC '问' 5) -
wèn
proper noun
Wen
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (GHC '问' 11) -
wèn
preposition
to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 向 (GHC '问' 9; NCCED '问' 7) -
wèn
noun
a question
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '问' 9)
Contained in
- 质问(質問) to question; to ask questions
- 借问(借問) [polite] May I ask? ; to inquire; to ask ; suppose one was to ask
- 发问(發問) to question; to ask; to raise a question
- 问责(問責) to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame
- 耕当问奴,织当访婢(耕當問奴,織當訪婢) if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid
- 盘根问底(盤根問底) to examine roots and inquire at the base; to get to the bottom of sth
- 见问(見問) to be queried about
- 承问(承問) thank you for asking
- 临问(臨問) to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
- 问言(問言) to ask
- 问候(問候) to send a greeting
- 询问台(詢問台) information desk
- 疑问(疑問) to question; to query ; a question; a query
- 提出问题(提出問題) raise a problem
- 问诊(問診) interrogation
- 顾问(顧問) adviser; consultant ; to inquire; to discuss ; to consider
- 亟问(亟問) frequently asked
- 外出访问(外出訪問) to make an official visit (often abroad)
- 思想问题(思想問題) ideological issue
- 基础问题(基礎問題) basic issue; fundamental question
- 问鼎(問鼎) to aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc)
- 盘问(盤問) to interrogate; to cross-examine; to inquire
- 设问(設問) a hypothetical question
- 载酒问字(載酒問字) a scholarly and inquisitive individual
- 问荆(問荊) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
- 兴师问罪(興師問罪) to send punitive forces against; to criticize violently
- 投石问路(投石問路) to toss a stone to find out what's ahead; to test the waters
- 核问题(核問題) the nuclear problem
- 问讯(問訊) to inquire ; to greet
- 问客杀鸡(問客殺雞) asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them
- 问罪(問罪) to denounce; to condemn; to call to account; to punish
- 不闻不问(不聞不問) not to hear, not to question; to show no interest in something; uncritical; not in the least concerned
- 毫无疑问(毫無疑問) without question; without a doubt
- 答非所问(答非所問) to sidestep the question; to answer evasively
- 安全问题(安全問題) safety issue; security issue
- 严重的问题(嚴重的問題) serious problem
- 无人问津(無人問津) to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
- 大兴问罪之师(大興問罪之師) to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly
- 具体问题(具體問題) concrete issue
- 问所从来(問所從來) asked where he had come from
- 问鼎轻重(問鼎輕重) to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy; a laughable attempt to seize power
- 叱问(叱問) to call somebody to account; to question angrily
- 社会问题(社會問題) social issue
Also contained in
弥勒所问经 、 两岸问题 、 爱问 、 元好问 、 介质访问控制 、 圆明百问 、 天问 、 三农问题
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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
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 37
- 第二回 Chapter 94 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — 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
- 卷十 重黎 Chapter 10: Chong and Li Exemplary Figures 法言 — count: 31
Collocations
- 子问 (子問) 楚子問之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 13
- 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
- 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