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问 wèn to ask / to inquire
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问题 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4]
问道 wèn dào to ask the way / to ask
问答 wèn dá question and answer
问候 wèn hòu 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)
问世 wèn shì to be published / to come out
问卷 wèn juàn questionnaire / CL:份[fen4]
问话 wèn huà questioning (a suspect) / interrogation
问好 wèn hǎo to say hello to / to send one's regards to
问号 wèn hào question mark (punct.) / unknown factor / unsolved problem / interrogation
问路 wèn lù to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place)
问鼎 wèn dǐng to aspire to the throne / to aim at (the first place etc)
问津 wèn jīn to make inquiries / to show interest
问讯 wèn xùn interrogation / greeting
问罪 wèn zuì to denounce / to condemn / to call to account / to punish
问安 wèn ān to pay one's respects / to give regards to
问倒 wèn dǎo to stump / to baffle
问荆 wèn jīng field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
问名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
问市 wèn shì to hit the market
问事 wèn shì to ask for information / to inquire
问责 wèn zé to hold accountable / to blame / to censure / to apportion blame
问诊 wèn zhěn (TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]
问住 wèn zhù to stump sb with a question
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问责制 wèn zé zhì accountability
问责性 wèn zé xìng accountability
问卷调查 wèn juàn diào chá questionnaire
问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom) / with a clear conscience
问心有愧 wèn xīn yǒu kuì to have a guilty conscience
问鼎中原 wèn dǐng zhōng yuán to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
问罪之师 wèn zuì zhī shī punitive force / a person setting out to deliver severe reproach
问答时间  question-and-answer session
问题地点  problem site
问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom) / fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom) / a laughable attempt to seize power
问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
问责制框架 wèn zé zhì kuàng jià Accountability Framework
问讯处接待员  Information Clerk
问题管理小组 wèn tí guǎn lǐ xiǎo zǔ issue management group
问题管理制度 wèn tí guǎn lǐ zhì duó issue management system
问讯台办事员 wèn xùn tái bàn shì yuán help desk clerk
问题追踪数据库  Issue Track database
问责与和解协定  Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation
问责制与透明度  Accountability and Transparency
问责制和司法委员会  Accountability and Justice Commission
问责框架和监督政策  Accountability Framework and Oversight Policy
问责制和成果管理司  Division for Accountability and Results Management
问责、监测和报告股  Accountability, Monitoring and Reporting Unit
问责制和透明度方桉  Programme for Accountability and Transparency
问责制结构第一阶段项目小组 wèn zé zhì jié gòu dì yī jiē duàn xiàng mù xiǎo zǔ Structure of Accountability Phase I Project Team
问责制和透明度方桉全球讲习班  global workshop on the Programme for Accountability and Transparency
Approximate Results for 问
访问 fǎng wèn to visit / to call on / to interview / CL:次[ci4]
请问 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...?
顾问 gù wèn adviser / consultant
提问 tí wèn to question / to quiz / to grill
询问 xún wèn to inquire
疑问 yí wèn question / interrogation / doubt
追问 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
学问 xué wèn learning / knowledge / CL:個|个[ge4]
爱问 Aì wèn iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪
慰问 wèi wèn to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
不问 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off
反问 fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
质问 zhì wèn to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate
发问 fā wèn to question / to ask / to raise a question
过问 guò wèn to show an interest in / to get involved with
试问 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
自问 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter
审问 shěn wèn to interrogate / to examine / to question
拷问 kǎo wèn to question via torture
盘问 pán wèn to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire
答问 dá wèn to answer a question / question and answer
责问 zé wèn to demand an explanation
逼问 bī wèn to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information
讯问 xùn wèn to interrogate / to ask about
探问 tàn wèn to inquire into / to ask after
借问 jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask?
诘问 jié wèn to ask questions / to interrogate
寻问 xún wèn to inquire
套问 tào wèn to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning
卜问 bǔ wèn to predict by divining / to look into the future
策问 cè wèn essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
查问 chá wèn to inquire about
叱问 chì wèn to call sb to account / to question angrily
打问 dǎ wèn to inquire about / to give sb the third degree
叮问 dīng wèn to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly
动问 dòng wèn may I ask
叩问 kòu wèn (literary) to inquire / to ask / question
扣问 kòu wèn (literary) to inquire / to ask / question
临问 lín wèn to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
聘问 pìn wèn international exchange of visits / to visit as envoy / to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)
天问 Tiān wèn Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] / Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem
通问 tōng wèn to mutually send greetings / to communicate / to exchange news
推问 tuī wèn to interrogate
叶问 Yè Wèn Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee
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访问量 fǎng wèn liàng (web counter) hits
大问题 dà wèn tí great problem / large problem
出问题 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems
访问者 fǎng wèn zhě interviewer
核问题 hé wèn tí the nuclear problem
做学问 zuò xué wèn to study / to engage in scholarship
疑问句 yí wèn jù question (grammar) / interrogative sentence
元好问 Yuán Hào wèn Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition
正问题  direct problem / forward problem / normal problem
区顾问  conseiller de secteur
主诘问  examination-in-chief
成问题 chéng wèn tí to be a problem / problematic / questionable
反诘问 fǎn jié wèn to cross-examine
反问句 fǎn wèn jù rhetorical question
没问题 méi wèn tí no problem
逆问题 nì wèn tí inverse problem / inverse theory
水顾问 shuǐ gù wèn Water Adviser
询问台 xún wèn tái information desk
有学问 yǒu xué wèn erudite / learned / informed / scholarly
解决问题 jiě jué wèn tí problem
常见问题 cháng jiàn wèn tí common problems / FAQ
法律顾问 fǎ lu:4 gù wèn Legal Adviser
毫无疑问 háo wú yí wèn certainty / without a doubt
安全问题 ān quán wèn tí safety issue / security issue
社会问题 shè huì wèn tí social
管理顾问 guǎn lǐ gù wèn management adviser
经济问题 jīng jì wèn tí economic problem
疑难问题 yí nán wèn tí knotty problem / intractable difficulty
咨询顾问 zī xún gù wèn consultant
不闻不问 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
朝核问题 Cháo hé wèn tí Korean nuclear problem
远程访问 yuǎn chéng fǎng wèn remote access
明知故问 míng zhī gù wèn to ask a question, already knowing the answer
扪心自问 mén xīn zì wèn to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart
三农问题 sān nóng wèn tí the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants
答非所问 dá fēi suǒ wèn (idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
嘘寒问暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom) / to pamper
兴师问罪 xīng shī wèn zuì to send punitive forces against / (fig.) to criticize violently
国事访问 guó shì fǎng wèn state visit
寻花问柳 xún huā wèn liǔ lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) / fig. to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
不耻下问 bù chǐ xià wèn not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates
投石问路 tóu shí wèn lù lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters
吊死问疾 diào sǐ wèn jí to grieve for the sick and the dying / to show great concern for people's suffering
访亲问友 fǎng qīn wèn yǒu to visit friends and relations (idiom)
耕当问奴 gēng dāng wèn nú if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
盘根问底 pán gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
求田问舍 qiú tián wèn shè lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom) / fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
无人问津 wú rén wèn jīn to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
询根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
载酒问字 zài jiǔ wèn zì a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
追根问底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
相关问题  inter(-)related (issues)
交叉诘问  cross-examination
性别问题  gender issues
特别顾问  Special Adviser
外地顾问  field adviser
交叉问题  cross-cutting issue
人权问答  Human Rights: Questions and Answers
经济顾问  economic adviser
拘押讯问  custodial interrogation
医疗顾问  medical adviser
两性问题  gender awareness issue
实地访问  field visit
研究顾问  Research Adviser
公共问责  public accountability
政治顾问  Political Adviser
考察访问  study visit
行为问题  behavioural problems
渔业顾问  Fisheries Adviser
正式访问  official visit
军事顾问  Military Adviser
预选问题  pre-screening question
主问证据  evidence-in-chief
艺术顾问  Art Adviser
提问时间  question time
统计顾问  Statistics Adviser
救灾顾问  Disaster Response Adviser
林业顾问  forestry adviser
安全顾问 ān quán gù wèn Security Adviser
保密问题 bǎo mì wèn tí confidentiality
背包问题 bēi bāo wèn tí knapsack
部落问题 bù luò wèn tí burakumin
不问好歹 bù wèn hǎo dǎi no matter what may happen (idiom)
常问问题 cháng wèn wèn tí frequently asked questions / FAQ
惩戒顾问 chéng jiè gù wèn Corrections Adviser
程序顾问 chéng xù gù wèn Procedures Adviser
程序问题 chéng xù wèn tí point of order
反躬自问 fǎn gōng zì wèn introspection / to ask oneself
访贫问苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
访问方式 fǎng wèn fāng shì access method
访问美国 fǎng wèn měi guó to visit the United States / a trip to the U.S.
反问语气 fǎn wèn yǔ qì tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
法治顾问 fǎ zhì gù wèn Rule of Law Adviser
高级顾问 gāo jí gù wèn senior adviser
管理问责 guǎn lǐ wèn zé management accountability
国家访问 guó jiā fǎng wèn country visit
顾问职位 gù wèn zhí wèi advisory position
后勤顾问 hòu qín gù wèn Logistics Adviser
后续访问 hòu xù fǎng wèn follow-up visit
环境顾问 huán jìng gù wèn environment adviser
检察顾问 jiǎn chá gù wèn Prosecutorial Advisor
基础问题 jī chǔ wèn tí basic issue / fundamental question
接受审问 jiē shòu shěn wèn under interrogation (for a crime) / on trial
警务顾问 jǐng wù gù wèn Police Adviser
技术顾问 jì shù gù wèn assessor
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