明知故问 (明知故問)
míng zhī gù wèn
Pinyin

Definition

明知故问 (明知故問)
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míng zhī gù wèn
  1. to ask a question, already knowing the answer

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
zhī
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to be aware

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
一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur