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Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
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  *问* | 问* | *问
to ask; to inquire
HSK 1
question / problem / issue / topic / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place)
HSK 2
to visit; to call on / to interview / CL:
HSK 3
to question; to quiz; to grill
HSK 3
question / interrogation / doubt
HSK 4
to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
HSK 4
learning / knowledge / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
adviser / consultant
HSK 5
to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
HSK 5
to inquire
HSK 5
to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
HSK 6
questionnaire / CL:
HSK 7-9
to be published / to come out
HSK 7-9
to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
HSK 7-9
to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
HSK 7-9
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
HSK 7-9
to be a problem / problematic / questionable
HSK 7-9
to show an interest in / to get involved with
question mark (punct.) / unknown factor / unsolved problem / interrogation
question and answer
(TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊
I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
to ask the way / to ask
to ask sb a question / question
to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
to question via torture
to interrogate / to ask about
to question / to ask / to raise a question
to interrogate / to examine / to question
to ask oneself; to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter
to demand an explanation
not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
to say hello to / to send one's regards to
to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to denounce / to condemn / to call to account / to punish
to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire
to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom) / to pamper
to aspire to the throne / to aim at (the first place etc)
to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
to send punitive forces against / (fig.) to criticize violently
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information
(honorific) May I ask?
to ask questions / to interrogate
to ask for information / to inquire
to pay one's respects / to give regards to
(literary) to inquire / to ask / question
interrogation / greeting
lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) / fig. to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters
to inquire about
(idiom) to show concern about sb's well-being
to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
introspection / to ask oneself
to interrogate
lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom) / fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
may I ask
to inquire
to inquire into / to ask after
to inquire about / to give sb the third degree
to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)
to have a guilty conscience
When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do / When in Rome, do as the Romans do
to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly
lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom) / fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
common problems / FAQ
iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪
to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame
no problem
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
(Tw) to make a telephone call (generally as a representative of a company, school or agency etc, to an individual, often for the purpose of conducting a survey) (abbr. for 電話訪問|电话访问)
to stump sb with a question
to hit the market
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
to stump / to baffle
to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee
safety issue / security issue
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance
interviewer
knotty problem / intractable difficulty
to mutually send greetings / to communicate / to exchange news
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
access method
to study / to engage in scholarship
Media Access Control / MAC
frequently asked questions / FAQ
erudite / learned / informed / scholarly
general counsel
three-body problem (mechanics)

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