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Example queries: hello, nihao, ni3hao3, 你好, rest*, zei*, *zei*, *茶, 英*公司, chinese *文, "to rest", bill -gates

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rest* will match any word starting with rest, such as restaurant or restrain
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b*g will match any word starting with b and ending with g, such as big or boring
*中国* will match any word containing 中国, such as 传统中国医药 or 中国人民

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
問 wèn	問 \| 問* \| *問	to ask; to inquire	问 HSK 1


請問 qǐngwèn	請問 \| 請問* \| *請問	Excuse me, may I ask...?	请问 HSK 1


提問 tíwèn	提問 \| 提問* \| *提問	to question; to quiz; to grill	提问 HSK 3


訪問 fǎngwèn	訪問 \| 訪問* \| *訪問	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: 次	访问 HSK 3


疑問 yíwèn	疑問 \| 疑問* \| *疑問	question / interrogation / doubt	疑问 HSK 4


學問 xuéwèn	學問 \| 學問* \| *學問	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)	学问 HSK 4


詢問 xúnwèn	詢問 \| 詢問* \| *詢問	to inquire	询问 HSK 5


顧問 gùwèn	顧問 \| 顧問* \| *顧問	adviser / consultant	顾问 HSK 5


慰問 wèiwèn	慰問 \| 慰問* \| *慰問	to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc	慰问 HSK 5


反問 fǎnwèn	反問 \| 反問* \| *反問	to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question	反问 HSK 6


追問 zhuīwèn	追問 \| 追問* \| *追問	to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter	追问 HSK 7-9


不恥下問 bùchǐxiàwèn	不恥下問 \| 不恥下問* \| *不恥下問	not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates	不耻下问 HSK 7-9


質問 zhìwèn	質問 \| 質問* \| *質問	to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate	质问 HSK 7-9


探問 tànwèn	探問 \| 探問* \| *探問	to inquire into / to ask after	探问


拷問 kǎowèn	拷問 \| 拷問* \| *拷問	to question via torture	拷问


發問 fāwèn	發問 \| 發問* \| *發問	to question / to ask / to raise a question	发问


毫無疑問 háowúyíwèn	毫無疑問 \| 毫無疑問* \| *毫無疑問	certainty / without a doubt	毫无疑问


訊問 xùnwèn	訊問 \| 訊問* \| *訊問	to interrogate / to ask about	讯问


逼問 bīwèn	逼問 \| 逼問* \| *逼問	to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information	逼问


試問 shìwèn	試問 \| 試問* \| *試問	I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask	试问


明知故問 míngzhīgùwèn	明知故問 \| 明知故問* \| *明知故問	(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer	明知故问


捫心自問 ménxīnzìwèn	捫心自問 \| 捫心自問* \| *捫心自問	to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart	扪心自问


借問 jièwèn	借問 \| 借問* \| *借問	(honorific) May I ask?	借问


叩問 kòuwèn	叩問 \| 叩問* \| *叩問	(literary) to inquire / to ask / question	叩问


查問 cháwèn	查問 \| 查問* \| *查問	to inquire about	查问


國事訪問 guóshìfǎngwèn	國事訪問 \| 國事訪問* \| *國事訪問	state visit	国事访问


答非所問 dáfēisuǒwèn	答非所問 \| 答非所問* \| *答非所問	(idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively	答非所问


動問 dòngwèn	動問 \| 動問* \| *動問	may I ask	动问


扣問 kòuwèn	扣問 \| 扣問* \| *扣問	(literary) to inquire / to ask / question	扣问


通問 tōngwèn	通問 \| 通問* \| *通問	to mutually send greetings / to communicate / to exchange news	通问


套問 tàowèn	套問 \| 套問* \| *套問	to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning	套问


盤問 pánwèn	盤問 \| 盤問* \| *盤問	to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire	盘问


責問 zéwèn	責問 \| 責問* \| *責問	to demand an explanation	责问


聘問 pìnwèn	聘問 \| 聘問* \| *聘問	international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)	聘问


審問 shěnwèn	審問 \| 審問* \| *審問	to interrogate / to examine / to question	审问


天問 Tiānwèn	天問 \| 天問* \| *天問	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	天问


過問 guòwèn	過問 \| 過問* \| *過問	to show an interest in / to get involved with	过问


答問 dáwèn	答問 \| 答問* \| *答問	to answer a question / question and answer	答问


臨問 línwèn	臨問 \| 臨問* \| *臨問	to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)	临问


推問 tuīwèn	推問 \| 推問* \| *推問	to interrogate	推问


反躬自問 fǎngōngzìwèn	反躬自問 \| 反躬自問* \| *反躬自問	introspection / to ask oneself	反躬自问


策問 cèwèn	策問 \| 策問* \| *策問	essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams	策问


打問 dǎwèn	打問 \| 打問* \| *打問	to inquire about / to give sb the third degree	打问


詰問 jiéwèn	詰問 \| 詰問* \| *詰問	to ask questions / to interrogate	诘问


叮問 dīngwèn	叮問 \| 叮問* \| *叮問	to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly	叮问


尋問 xúnwèn	尋問 \| 尋問* \| *尋問	to inquire	寻问


葉問 Yè Wèn	葉問 \| 葉問* \| *葉問	Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee	叶问


元好問 Yuán Hàowèn	元好問 \| 元好問* \| *元好問	Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition	元好问


有學問 yǒuxuéwèn	有學問 \| 有學問* \| *有學問	(of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly / (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a body of deep, specialized knowledge; to require expertise	有学问


大有學問 dàyǒuxuéwèn	大有學問 \| 大有學問* \| *大有學問	(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	大有学问


愛問 Àiwèn	愛問 \| 愛問* \| *愛問	iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪	爱问


不問 bùwèn	不問 \| 不問* \| *不問	to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off	不问


不聞不問 bùwénbùwèn	不聞不問 \| 不聞不問* \| *不聞不問	not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned	不闻不问


做學問 zuòxuéwèn	做學問 \| 做學問* \| *做學問	to pursue scholarly study; to engage in academic research	做学问


卜問 bǔwèn	卜問 \| 卜問* \| *卜問	to predict by divining; to consult the oracle	卜问


反詰問 fǎnjiéwèn	反詰問 \| 反詰問* \| *反詰問	to cross-examine	反诘问


叱問 chìwèn	叱問 \| 叱問* \| *叱問	to call sb to account / to question angrily	叱问


外出訪問 wàichūfǎngwèn	外出訪問 \| 外出訪問* \| *外出訪問	to make an official visit (often abroad)	外出访问


總法律顧問 zǒngfǎlǜgùwèn	總法律顧問 \| 總法律顧問* \| *總法律顧問	general counsel	总法律顾问


置之不問 zhìzhībùwèn	置之不問 \| 置之不問* \| *置之不問	to pass by without showing interest (idiom)	置之不问


自問 zìwèn	自問 \| 自問* \| *自問	to ask oneself; to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter	自问

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