问 wèn ask

Example sentences

我能问您一个问题吗？Wǒ néng wèn nín yí gè wèntí ma?May I ask you a question?
请问，王老师在吗？Qǐngwèn, Wáng lǎoshī zài ma?Excuse me, is Teacher Wang in?

Traditional: 問

HSK 2 — elementary Mandarin: 150 new words, 300 in all. You can handle basic daily tasks and simple routine exchanges. In HSK 3.0, 问 is in band 1. HSK 2 explained

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中问。

It means ask. Here is a polite way to use it.

中我能问您一个问题吗？

May I ask you a question? Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

问 is written in 6 strokes.

问 — the Chinese character for ask (wèn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 问 — ask

Related words

Where 问 lives

HSK 2 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 1 Practise Topic: Communication Practise

问 is pronounced wèn and means “ask”.