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

• 请问(請問) may I ask
• 查问(查問) to inquire about
• 顾问(顧問) adviser; consultant ; to inquire; to discuss ; to consider
• 正在要问(正在要問) just about to ask a question
• 问名(問名) to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride
• 问心无愧(問心無愧) look into one's heart, no shame; with a clear conscience
• 问责(問責) to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame
• 询问(詢問) to inquire
• 问言(問言) to ask
• 拷问(拷問) to question via torture
• 按问(按問) to examine [a case]
• 不问青红皂白(不問青紅皂白) not distinguishing red-green or black-white; not to distinguish between right and wrong
• 反问语气(反問語氣) tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
• 卜问(卜問) to predict by divining; to look into the future
• 打问(打問) to inquire about; to give the third degree
• 问政(問政) to participate in politics
• 存问(存問) to ask after ; to inquire after; best regards
• 过问(過問) to get involved with
• 吊死问疾(弔死問疾) to grieve for the sick and the dying; to show great concern for people's suffering
• 社会问题(社會問題) social issue
• 国事访问(國事訪問) state visit
• 耕当问奴(耕當問奴) if it's plowing, ask the laborer; when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
• 具体问题(具體問題) concrete issue
• 提出问题(提出問題) raise a problem
• 严重的问题(嚴重的問題) serious problem
• 基础问题(基礎問題) basic issue; fundamental question
• 盘根问底(盤根問底) to examine roots and inquire at the base; to get to the bottom of sth
• 发问(發問) to question; to ask; to raise a question
• 嘉问(嘉問) good reputation
• 外出访问(外出訪問) to make an official visit (often abroad)
• 审问(審問) to interrogate; to examine; to question
• 思想问题(思想問題) ideological issue
• 寻问(尋問) to inquire
• 临问(臨問) to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
• 探问(探問) to inquire into; to ask after
• 疑问代词(疑問代詞) interrogative pronoun
• 入境问俗(入境問俗) When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs; do as the natives do
• 叱问(叱問) to call somebody to account; to question angrily
• 学问(學問) learning; knowledge
• 提问(提問) to ask a question
• 访亲问友(訪親問友) to visit friends and relations
• 承问(承問) thank you for asking
• 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.
• 诘问(詰問) to ask questions; to interrogate
• 问答(問答) question and answer
• 问罪之师(問罪之師) punitive force; a person setting out to deliver severe reproach
• 问曰(問曰) to ask
• 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

Also contained in

轻型的目录访问协议 、 介质访问控制 、 两岸问题

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

• 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
• 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
• 问师 (問師) 季文子問師數於臧武仲 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 2