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  *問* | 問* | *問
to ask; to inquire
HSK 1
Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
question / problem / issue / topic / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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 ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
HSK 6
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
question / interrogation / doubt
HSK 4
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
to inquire
HSK 5
to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
HSK 5
adviser / consultant
HSK 5
no problem
to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
HSK 7-9
to question; to quiz; to grill
HSK 3
to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place)
HSK 2
essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
frequently asked questions / FAQ
(idiom) to show concern about sb's well-being
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
HSK 7-9
to be published / to come out
HSK 7-9
common problems / FAQ
(honorific) May I ask?
economic problem
to question / to ask / to raise a question
to ask the way / to ask
to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame
questionnaire / CL:
HSK 7-9
no matter what may happen (idiom)
basic issue / fundamental question
to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems
accountability
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
safety issue / security issue
to ask sb a question / question
Korean nuclear problem
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
concrete issue
to be a problem / problematic / questionable
HSK 7-9
(web counter) hits
certainty / without a doubt
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance
three-body problem (mechanics)
to launch a punitive campaign / to condemn scathingly
to interrogate / to examine / to question
question (grammar) / interrogative sentence
to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
HSK 7-9
to make an official visit (often abroad)
issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
access method
to show an interest in / to get involved with
interrogation / greeting
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
to say hello to / to send one's regards to
the nuclear problem
(literary) to inquire / to ask / question
to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom) / to pamper
to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly
to denounce / to condemn / to call to account / to punish
to pay one's respects / to give regards to
to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)
serious problem
I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters
to ask questions / to interrogate
to visit friends and relations (idiom)
question and answer
state visit
to inquire into / to ask after
rhetorical question
(literary) to inquire / to ask / question
not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
knotty problem / intractable difficulty
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
to stump sb with a question
to grieve for the sick and the dying / to show great concern for people's suffering
to pass by without showing interest (idiom)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do / When in Rome, do as the Romans do
Tianwen-1, Chinese mission to put a robotic rover on Mars launched in 2020
to send punitive forces against / (fig.) to criticize violently
a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
to ask for information / to inquire
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
question mark (punct.) / unknown factor / unsolved problem / interrogation
to aspire to the throne / to aim at (the first place etc)
(of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly / (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a body of deep, specialized knowledge; to require expertise
introspection / to ask oneself
to have a guilty conscience
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
punitive force / a person setting out to deliver severe reproach
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to mutually send greetings / to communicate / to exchange news
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
(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

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