"Question" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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问题 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4]
提问 tí wèn to question / to quiz / to grill
疑问 yí wèn question / interrogation / doubt
质疑 zhì yí to call into question / to question (truth or validity)
习题 xí tí (schoolwork) exercise / problem / 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
审问 shěn wèn to interrogate / to examine / to question
质询 zhì xún to question / to enquire / interrogatory
盘查 pán chá to interrogate / to question (at a roadblock)
疑问句 yí wèn jù question (grammar) / interrogative sentence
质 zhì character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
讯 xùn to question / to ask / to interrogate / rapid / speedy / fast / news / information
鞫 jú to interrogate / to question
鞫 jū to interrogate / to question / Taiwan pr. [ju2]
不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
试题 shì tí exam question / test topic
问答 wèn dá question and answer
追问 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul
反问 fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
选择题 xuǎn zé tí multiple-choice question
谈不上 tán bu shàng to be out of the question
连连看 lián lián kàn pattern matching (puzzle game) / matching (type of test question in which presented items are to be paired up)
考题 kǎo tí exam question
竞猜 jìng cāi to try to answer a question (in a quiz, guessing game, riddle etc) / quiz game
问号 wèn hào question mark (punct.) / unknown factor / unsolved problem / interrogation
例题 lì tí problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question
答对 dá duì (usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question
拷问 kǎo wèn to question via torture
答问 dá wèn to answer a question / question and answer
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
逼问 bī wèn to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information
明知故问 míng zhī gù wèn to ask a question, already knowing the answer
答非所问 dá fēi suǒ wèn (idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively
悬案 xuán àn unresolved question / unresolved case
抢答 qiǎng dá to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show)
多选题 duō xuǎn tí multiple-choice question
题 tí topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
一问三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance
呢 ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
反诘 fǎn jié to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question
乎 hū (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in / at / from / because / than / (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
啻 chì only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) / (not) just
大题小作 dà tí xiǎo zuò to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter
循环论证 xún huán lùn zhèng circular argument / logical error consisting of begging the question / Latin: petitio principii
出难题 chū nán tí to raise a tough question
偏题 piān tí obscure question / trick exam question / catch question / CL:道[dao4]
基础问题 jī chǔ wèn tí basic issue / fundamental question
先决问题 xiān jué wèn tí preliminary question / priority problem / issues requiring more immediate attention
反问句 fǎn wèn jù rhetorical question
反问语气 fǎn wèn yǔ qì tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question
叮问 dīng wèn to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly
叱问 chì wèn to call sb to account / to question angrily
扣查 kòu chá to detain and question
枚卜 méi bǔ to choose officials by divination (archaic) / to practice divination without a definite question
照单全收 zhào dān quán shōu to accept without question / to take sth at face value
答数 dá shù numerical answer (to a question in math.) / (Tw) (of troops) to shout numbers or phrases in unison (to keep in step or maintain morale)
策问 cè wèn essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
追询 zhuī xún to interrogate / to question closely
大会第九届特别会议  ninth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia
联合国死刑问题特别咨询顾问  United Nations special consultant on the question of the death penalty
联合国巴勒斯坦问题国际会议  United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine
亚洲区域新闻记者巴勒斯坦问题谈话会  Asian Regional Journalists' Encounter on the Question of Palestine
联合国巴勒斯坦问题信息系统  United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine
大会第八届紧急特别会议  eighth emergency special session of the General Assembly / emergency special session of the General Assembly to discuss the question of Namibia
巴勒斯坦问题特别新闻方桉  Special Information Programme on the Question of Palestine
欧洲巴勒斯坦问题非政府组织协会  European Association for Non-Governmental Organizations on the Question of Palestine
巴勒斯坦问题专题讨论会  Symposium on the Question of Palestine
亚洲巴勒斯坦问题会议  Asian Conference on the Question of Palestine
非政府组织巴勒斯坦问题欧洲协调委员会  European Coordinating Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations on the Question of Palestine
司法行政和赔偿问题工作组  Working Group on the Adminstration of Justice and the Question of Compensation
侵犯人权者不受惩罚问题特别报告员  Special Rapporteur on the question of impunity of perpetrators of violations of human rights
巴勒斯坦问题  Question of Palestine
北美非政府组织巴勒斯坦问题专题讨论会  North American NGO Symposium on the Question of Palestine
巴勒斯坦问题国际会议  International Conference on the Question of Palestine
南部非洲问题特设国家元首常务委员会  Ad Hoc Standing Committee of Heads of State on the Question of Southern Africa
解决东帝汶问题信托基金  Trust Fund for the settlement of the question of East Timor
归还各国被掠夺的艺术品专家委员会  Committee of Experts to Study the Question of the Restitution of Works of Art
人权委员会不限成员名额工作组  Open-ended Working Group of the Commission to examine the question of a draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
亚洲区域巴勒斯坦问题讨论会  Asian Regional Seminar on the Question of Palestine
联合国巴勒斯坦问题亚洲会议  United Nations Asian Meeting on the Question of Palestine
人权与赤贫问题独立专家  Independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty
联合国与巴勒斯坦问题  The United Nations and the Question of Palestine
联合国侵略定义问题特别委员会  United Nations Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression
大会第十七届特别会议  seventeenth special session of the General Assembly / seventeenth special session of the General Assembly to consider the question of international cooperation against illicit production, supply, demand, trafficking and distribution of narcotic drugs and p
非政府组织巴勒斯坦问题专题讨论会  Symposium for Non-Governmental Organizations on the Question of Palestine
国际武器转让问题工作组  Working Group on the question of International Arms Transfers
巴勒斯坦问题特设委员会  Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question
儿童权利公约问题工作组  Working Group on the Question of a Convention on the Rights of the Child
联合国巴勒斯坦问题非洲会议  United Nations African Meeting on the Question of Palestine
大会第十四届特别会议  fourteenth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia
关于纳米比亚问题的大会特别会议  fourteenth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia
国际刑事司法问题工作组  Working Group on the question on an international criminal jurisdiction
巴勒斯坦问题欧洲区域讨论会  European Regional Seminar on the Question of Palestine
联合国巴勒斯坦问题亚太区域会议  United Nations Meeting for Asia and the Pacific on the Question of Palestine
北美洲巴勒斯坦问题临时协调委员会  North American Interim Coordinating Committee (NAICC) on the question of Palestine
巴勒斯坦问题国际会议会议管理委员会  Conference Management Committee of the International Conference on the Question of Palestine
非政府组织巴勒斯坦问题亚洲协调委员会  Asian Coordinating Committee for NGOs on the Question of Palestine
预选问题  pre-screening question
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