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  *问* | 问* | *问
to ask; to inquire
HSK 1
Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
to question; to quiz; to grill
HSK 3
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
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 express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
HSK 5
adviser / consultant
HSK 5
to inquire
HSK 5
to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
HSK 6
to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
HSK 7-9
not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
HSK 7-9
to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
HSK 7-9
I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
to question via torture
to interrogate / to ask about
to question / to ask / to raise a question
to ask oneself; to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter
to demand an explanation
not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
to show an interest in / to get involved with
to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire
to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information
(honorific) May I ask?
to ask questions / to interrogate
(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
to inquire about
(literary) to inquire / to ask / question
introspection / to ask oneself
to interrogate
may I ask
to inquire into / to ask after
to inquire about / to give sb the third degree
international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)
to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly
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
to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee
(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
to mutually send greetings / to communicate / to exchange news
to answer a question / question and answer
to pursue scholarly study; to engage in academic research
(of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly / (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a body of deep, specialized knowledge; to require expertise
general counsel
to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off
Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition
to predict by divining; to consult the oracle
to cross-examine
to call sb to account / to question angrily
state visit
to make an official visit (often abroad)
to interrogate / to examine / to question
to inquire
iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪
(literary) to inquire / to ask / question
(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
certainty / without a doubt
essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
to pass by without showing interest (idiom)


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