询问 (詢問)
xún wèn
Pinyin

Definition

询问 (詢問)
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xún wèn
  1. to inquire

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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 classifier: 个 gè
咨询
zī xún
  1. 1 to consult
  2. 2 to seek advice
  3. 3 consultation
  4. 4 (sales) inquiry (formal)
问卷
wèn juàn
  1. 1 questionnaire
  2. 2 classifier: 份 fèn

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
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

Sample Sentences

这一点我的朋友G画家做到了极致，有客官去找他买画，他却一直不给对方询问价钱乃至讨价还价的机会
zhè yīdiǎn wǒ de péngyou G huàjiā zuòdào le jízhì ，yǒu kèguān qù zhǎo tā mǎi huà ，tā què yīzhí bù gěi duìfāng xúnwèn jiàqian nǎizhì tǎojiàhuánjià de jīhuì
For this, my friend, the Artist G, is the best example. An honored guest went to him to buy a painting. He never gave the customer the opportunity to talk about price or even to bargain.
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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普15日出席竞选活动，受到媒体记者“如何加强枪支管控”询问。
Měiguó zǒngtǒng Tángnàdé ·Tèlǎngpǔ rì chūxí jìngxuǎnhuódòng ，shòudào méitǐ jìzhě “rúhé jiāqiáng qiāngzhī guǎnkòng ”xúnwèn 。
First: US President Donald Trump attended the election campaign on the 15th and was questioned by media reporters on how to strengthen gun control.
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