How to say “ask” in Chinese
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“Ask” in Chinese is 问, wèn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
问 is read wèn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A 门 “door” with a 口 “mouth” in it.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “问”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 问. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请问您叫什么名字qǐngwèn,nínjiàoshénmemíngziExcuse me, what is your name?
- 请问，书店在哪儿？qǐngwèn,shūdiànzàinǎrExcuse me, where's the bookstore?
- 请问，电影院怎么去？qǐngwèn,diànyǐngyuànzěnmeqùExcuse me, how do I get to the movie theater?
- 我问一下老师wǒwènyíxiàlǎoshīI'll ask the teacher.
- 请问，医院在哪儿？qǐngwèn,yīyuànzàinǎrExcuse me, where's the hospital?
- 老师我有一个问题lǎoshī,wǒyǒuyígewèntíTeacher, I have a question.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How do I get there?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ask” in Chinese?
“Ask” in Chinese is 问, pinyin wèn.
What does 问 mean?
问 (wèn) means “ask”.
How do you write 问?
问 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 问?
问 is read wèn. Tones: wèn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ask” in the lesson “How do I get there?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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