请问 (請問)
qǐng wèn
Pinyin

Definition

请问 (請問)
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qǐng wèn
  1. Excuse me, may I ask...?

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

wèn
  1. 1 to ask
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)
wèn tí
  1. 1 question
  2. 2 problem
  3. 3 issue
  4. 4 topic
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
qǐng
  1. 1 to ask
  2. 2 to invite
  3. 3 please (do sth)
  4. 4 to treat (to a meal etc)
  5. 5 to request
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

请问,有什么饮料?
qǐngwèn ,yǒu shénme yǐnliào ?
Excuse me, what kind of drinks do you have?
树爷爷,请问,您几岁?
shù yéye ,qǐngwèn ,nín jǐ suì ?
Grandpa Tree. May I ask you how old are you?
我的电话需要充电。请问你有苹果手机的充电器吗?
wǒ de diànhuà xūyào chōngdiàn 。qǐngwèn nǐ yǒu píngguǒ shǒujī de chōngdiànqì ma ?
I need to charge my cellphone. Do you have an iPhone charger I could borrow?
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请问一下!
qǐngwèn yīxià !
Excuse me!
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不好意思久等了,请问您要打包还是带走?
bùhǎoyìsi jiǔděng le ,qǐngwèn nín yào dǎbāo háishi dàizǒu ?
Sorry to have kept you waiting, would you like to pack or to go?
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请问有哪些检查要做?
qǐngwèn yǒu nǎxiē jiǎnchá yào zuò ?
Can you please tell me what tests are included?
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请问怎么称呼?
qǐngwèn zěnme chēnghu ?
How may I address you?
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请问您找哪位?
qǐngwèn nín zhǎo nǎ wèi ?
Who may you be looking for?
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请问您贵姓?
qǐngwèn nín guìxìng ?
What's your surname?
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请问还有什么可以帮您的?
qǐngwèn háiyǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de ?
How may I help you?
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