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  *問* | 問* | *問
to ask; to inquire
HSK 1
Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
to question; to quiz; to grill
HSK 3
to visit; to call on / to interview / CL:
HSK 3
question / interrogation / doubt
HSK 4
learning; knowledge; scholarship / a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
HSK 4
to inquire
HSK 5
adviser / consultant
HSK 5
to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
HSK 5
to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
HSK 6
to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
HSK 7-9
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
HSK 7-9
to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
HSK 7-9
to question / to ask / to raise a question
to inquire into / to ask after
to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off
certainty / without a doubt
to pursue scholarly study; to engage in academic research
to interrogate / to ask about
to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information
I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
to question via torture
(honorific) May I ask?
(literary) to inquire / to ask / question
to inquire about
state visit
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
may I ask
(literary) to inquire / to ask / question
to mutually send greetings / to communicate / to exchange news
to ask oneself; to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter
to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire
to demand an explanation
international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)
to interrogate / to examine / to question
Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原 / Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem
to show an interest in / to get involved with
to answer a question / question and answer
to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
to interrogate
introspection / to ask oneself
essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
to inquire about / to give sb the third degree
to ask questions / to interrogate
to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly
to inquire
Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee
Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition
erudite / learned / informed / scholarly
iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪
to predict by divining; to consult the oracle
to cross-examine
to call sb to account / to question angrily
to make an official visit (often abroad)
general counsel
to pass by without showing interest (idiom)


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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