询问 xúnwèn inquiry

Traditional: 詢問

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 询问 is in band 5. HSK 5 explained

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中询问means an inquiry, asking to find something out. Picture a traveler at a station desk, asking the clerk when the last train leaves. You'd say it about that moment. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

询问 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

询问 — the Chinese character for inquiry (xúnwèn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 询问 — inquiry

询 — 8 strokes
问 — 6 strokes

Characters in 询问

询 xún — to ask about; to inquire about
问 wèn — to ask; to inquire

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 询问 lives

HSK 5 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 5 Practise Topic: Communication Practise

询问 is pronounced xúnwèn and means “inquiry”.