动问
dòng wèn
Pinyin

Definition

动问
 - 
dòng wèn
  1. may I ask

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
动
dòng
  1. 1 (of sth) to move
  2. 2 to set in movement
  3. 3 to displace
  4. 4 to touch
  5. 5 to make use of
  6. 6 to stir (emotions)
  7. 7 to alter
  8. 8 abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb
动作
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
动物
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
问
wèn
  1. 1 to ask
问候
wèn hòu
  1. 1 to give one's respects
  2. 2 to send a greeting
  3. 3 (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
问题
wèn tí
  1. 1 question
  2. 2 problem
  3. 3 issue
  4. 4 topic
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
问鼎
wèn dǐng
  1. 1 to aspire to the throne
  2. 2 to aim at (the first place etc)
心动
xīn dòng
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 heart rate
  3. 3 (fig.) emotionally affected
  4. 4 aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
感动
gǎn dòng
  1. 1 to move (sb)
  2. 2 to touch (sb emotionally)
  3. 3 moving
提问
tí wèn
  1. 1 to question
  2. 2 to quiz
  3. 3 to grill
活动
huó dòng
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to operate
  4. 4 to use connections (personal influence)
  5. 5 loose
  6. 6 shaky
  7. 7 active
  8. 8 movable
  9. 9 activity
  10. 10 campaign
  11. 11 maneuver
  12. 12 behavior
  13. 13 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
激动
jī dòng
  1. 1 to move emotionally
  2. 2 to stir up (emotions)
  3. 3 to excite
移动
yí dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 movement
  3. 3 migration
  4. 4 mobile
  5. 5 portable
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
行动
xíng dòng
  1. 1 operation
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to move about
  5. 5 mobile
冲动
chōng dòng
  1. 1 to have an urge
  2. 2 to be impetuous
  3. 3 impulse
  4. 4 urge
运动
yùn dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 to exercise
  3. 3 sports
  4. 4 exercise
  5. 5 motion
  6. 6 movement
  7. 7 campaign
  8. 8 CL:場|场[chǎng]
一动不动
yī dòng bù dòng
  1. 1 motionless
一举一动
yī jǔ yī dòng
  1. 1 every movement
  2. 2 each and every move

Idioms (20)

一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不闻不问
bù wén bù wèn
  1. 1 not to hear, not to question (idiom)
  2. 2 to show no interest in sth
  3. 3 uncritical
  4. 4 not in the least concerned
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
动人心魄
dòng rén xīn pò
  1. 1 (idiom) breathtaking
  2. 2 deeply affecting
动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān
  1. 1 to be watched closely (idiom)
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
动魄惊心
dòng pò jīng xīn
  1. 1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing
  2. 2 shattering
  3. 3 hair-raising
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
问心无愧
wèn xīn wú kuì
  1. 1 lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
问道于盲
wèn dào yú máng
  1. 1 lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)

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