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HSK
question / problem / issue / topic / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to question; to quiz; to grill
HSK 3
learning; knowledge; scholarship / a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
HSK 4
Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
adviser / consultant
HSK 5
to visit; to call on (a person or place) / (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc) / (Tw) to interview (e.g. for a report or feature story) / CL:
HSK 3
to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
HSK 4
to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
HSK 5
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  *问* | 问* | *问
to ask; to inquire
HSK 1
to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place)
HSK 2
to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
HSK 6
question / interrogation / doubt
HSK 4
to inquire
HSK 5
to have a guilty conscience
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
HSK 7-9
to be a problem / problematic / questionable
HSK 7-9
(of a domain or area of expertise) to involve significant depth or complexity; to require a great deal of specialized knowledge; to be a real science; to be a fine art
serious problem
three-body problem (mechanics)
the nuclear problem
common problems / FAQ
not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
questionnaire / CL:
HSK 7-9
rhetorical question
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
to interrogate / to examine / to question
to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
HSK 7-9
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
certainty / without a doubt
to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems
Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee
issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved)
concrete issue
to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off
no matter what may happen (idiom)
safety issue / security issue
to interrogate / to ask about
frequently asked questions / FAQ
to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
to question / to ask / to raise a question
to be published / to come out
HSK 7-9
tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
condolence payment; compensation given in cases of bereavement, serious injury or hardship
to call sb to account / to question angrily
to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom) / to pamper
I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
to inquire about / to give sb the third degree
the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 農業|农业, rural areas 農村|农村 and farmers 農民|农民), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
to interrogate
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
to pass by without showing interest (idiom)
to ask oneself; to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter
no problem
to inquire about
question (grammar) / interrogative sentence
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
question and answer
to pursue scholarly study; to engage in academic research
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
to predict by divining; to consult the oracle
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance
to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)
to launch a punitive campaign / to condemn scathingly
economic problem
international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)
basic issue / fundamental question
may I ask
to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
to demand an explanation
to hit the market
Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原 / Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem
lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom) / fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
to stump / to baffle
wh-question (linguistics)
knotty problem / intractable difficulty
general counsel
to send punitive forces against / (fig.) to criticize violently
to ask questions / to interrogate
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do / When in Rome, do as the Romans do
to cross-examine
to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
(TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊
state visit
(literary) to inquire / to ask / question
(of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly / (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a body of deep, specialized knowledge; to require expertise
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬, "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法, "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法, "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子, "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子, "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略 and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对
to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame
to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
to say hello to / to send one's regards to
(idiom) to show concern about sb's well-being
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