How to say “question” in Chinese
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“Question” in Chinese is 问题, wèn tí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
问题 is read wèn tí: 2 syllables. 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.
On the right, 页 “page”.
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 “问题”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 问题. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 老师我有一个问题lǎoshī,wǒyǒuyígewèntíTeacher, I have a question.
- 你有问题吗？nǐyǒuwèntímaDo you have any questions?
- 这个问题很简单zhègewèntíhěnjiǎndānThis question is very simple.
- 谁能回答这个问题shéinénghuídázhègewèntíWho can answer this question?
- 关于这个问题我们明天再说guānyúzhègewèntí,wǒmenmíngtiānzàishuōAs for this question, let's talk about it tomorrow.
- 这个问题已经解决了zhègewèntíyǐjīngjiějuéleThis problem has already been solved.
More words from the lesson “In class”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “question” in Chinese?
“Question” in Chinese is 问题, pinyin wèntí.
What does 问题 mean?
问题 (wèntí) means “question”.
How do you write 问题?
问题 is 2 characters: 问 (wèn) — ask; 题 (tí) — topic, task. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 问题?
问题 is read wèntí. Tones: wèn — fourth tone, tí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“question” in the lesson “In class”
This word is from the topic “Study, work and free time” 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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