问
wèn
to ask
Character
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.
- 妈妈问你想吃什么。 Māma wèn nǐ xiǎng chī shénme. Mom asks what you want to eat.
- 你问王明好不好？ Nǐ wèn Wáng Míng hǎo bu hǎo? Will you ask Wang Ming, okay?
- 他没问我的名字。 Tā méi wèn wǒ de míngzi. He didn't ask for my name.
- 学生们常问老师。 Xuéshengmen cháng wèn lǎoshī. The students often ask the teacher.
- 我问了他很多事。 Wǒ wèn le tā hěn duō shì. I asked him about many things.
- 小王不问别人。 Xiǎo Wáng bù wèn biérén. Xiao Wang doesn't ask other people.
- 你想问什么呢？ Nǐ xiǎng wèn shénme ne? What do you want to ask?
Related words
- 请问 qǐngwèn excuse me, may I ask…
- 问路 wènlù to ask for directions
- 问题 wèntí question; problem
- 访问 fǎngwèn to visit
- 提问 tíwèn to ask questions
- 问候 wènhòu to greet
- 学问 xuéwèn knowledge; learning
- 疑问 yíwèn question; doubt
- 顾问 gùwèn adviser
- 慰问 wèiwèn to visit and show concern
- 询问 xúnwèn to ask about
- 不耻下问 bùchǐxiàwèn not to feel ashamed to ask and learn from one’s inferiors