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问

wèn

to ask

HSK 1 · Topic “Language” Social
to ask
Memory picture

Character

问 wèn

Strokes
6
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我可以问你吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ ma? Can I ask you something?
  • 你去问老师吧。 Nǐ qù wèn lǎoshī ba. Go and ask the teacher.
  • 他问我在哪儿。 Tā wèn wǒ zài nǎr. He asked me where I was.

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