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wèn
Main
English Definitionto ask; to inquire
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Pinyinwèn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)man6
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
问题wèntíquestion; problem; issue; topic
问候wènhòuto give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
问好wènhǎoto say hello to; to send one's regards to
问世wènshìto be published; to come out
问问wènwènto ask
Words With Same Tail Word    
请问qǐngwènExcuse me, may I ask...?
访问fǎngwènto visit; to call on; to interview
学问xuéwènlearning; knowledge
顾问gùwènadviser; consultant
疑问yíwènquestion; interrogation; doubt
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