问

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to ask; to inquire

   中用语言向别人请求答案或信息yòng yǔyán xiàng biérén qǐngqiú dáàn huò xìnxī

   • wǒwènnǐyīgèwèntí.

     我问你一个问题。🔊

     I'm asking you a question.

   • Tāxiànglùrénwènleqùhuǒchēzhàndelù。

     她向路人问了去火车站的路。🔊

     She asked a passerby for directions to the train station.

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   • wǒxiǎngwènnǐyígèwèntí。

     我想问你一个问题。🔊

     I'd like to ask you a question.

   • tāshìláiwènzhèjiànshìdedìjǐgèrén？

     他是来问这件事的第几个人？🔊

     How many people have come asking about this before him?

   • nǐjìrányǐjīngzhīdàole，háiwènshénme？

     你既然已经知道了，还问什么？🔊

     If you already know, why are you even asking?

   • wèntāshìbèilǎobǎn“chǎoleyóuyú”liǎo，háishìtā“chǎole”lǎobǎn？

     问他是被老板“炒了鱿鱼”了，还是他“炒了”老板？🔊

     Ask him whether he got fired by his boss, or whether he fired his boss.

   • tāngmǔwènlemǎlìshuíhuàletúpiàn。

     汤姆问了玛丽谁画了图片。🔊

     Tom asked Mary who painted the picture.