| 問 | 793B30 52B.00-4 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄨㄣˋ [wen4] | ||
| N. | (1) A question: 問答 question and answer. (2) Communication: 音問 news, correspondence. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To ask, inquire: 問一問 try and ask; 問明 [wen4ming2]1↓; 問他 ask him; 詢問 ask, also interview for news; 訪問 to interview (person), study (country) while travelling; 問道於盲 ask the way from a blind man; 問長問短，問東問西 ask all sorts of questions; 不聞不問 neither care to inquire nor to hear; 不問好歹 without first asking about what happened; 不恥下問 (Confucius) was not ashamed to ask from common people. (2) To examine, cross-examine, question: 訊問，審問，究問 examine at court; 責問 to hold responsible; 查問 inquire into facts; 追問 ask about the past. (3) To consult: 顧問 v.t., ask for advice, n., advisor; 問卜，問卦 [wen4bu3], [wen4gua4]↓; 問醫 consult a doctor. (4) To hold responsible: 唯子是問 (LL) hold you responsible. | |||||
| Words | 1. 問案 [wen4an4], phr., to hold court. 2. 問安 [wen4an1], v.i. & t., to give greeting, ask about health. 3. 問卜 [wen4bu3], phr., to consult fortunetellers. 4. 問寢 [wen4qin3], phr., (AC) to say “good night”to parents in bed. 5. 問取 [wen4qU3], v.t., (MC) to ask (cf. 聽取意見 listen to opinions). 6. 問倒 [wen4dao3], v.t., as in 給他問倒 to be stymied in questions, unable to answer. 7. 問答 [wen4da2], n., dialogue: 一問一答 answer to each question successively. 8. 問鼎 [wen4ding3], phr., (AC, allu.) “inquire about the tripod”-symbol of royal power－entertain ambition to be king. 9. 問短 [wen4duan3], v.t., see [wen4zhu4]↓. 10. 問卦 [wen4gua4], phr., consult oracles. 11. 問官 [wen4guan1], ([wen4guan0]), n., the examining judge. 12. 問供 [wen4gong1], v.i., examine and take affidavit. 13. 問好 [wen4hao3], v.i., to give greeting. 14. 問號（兒） [wen4hao4] ([er0]), n., the question mark. 15. 問候 [wen4hou4] ([wen4hou0]), v.t., to greet (person), ask about his health. 16. 問話 [wen4hua4], v.i., to ask questions; n., a question. 17. 問斬 [wen4zhan3], v.t., sentence to execution. 18. 問禁 [wen4jin4], phr., 入境問禁 ask about taboos and bans upon arrival in foreign country. 19. 問津 [wen4jin1], phr., (AC, allu.) to ask for directions (lit., “about ferry”). 20. 問疾 [wen4ji2], phr., visit a patient. 21. 問住 [wen4zhu0], v.i., 問住了 to be unable to answer a difficult question. 22. 問明 [wen4ming2]1, v.t., ask for explicit answers, find out: 問明原委 find out origin of affair. 23. 問名 [wen4ming2]2, phr., formerly, to ask for name and horoscope of one about to be formally betrothed. 24. 問難 [wen4nan4], v.i. & t., to test with difficult questions. 25. 問心 [wen4xin1], phr., 問心無愧 feel one has done one's best upon self-examination. 26. 問世 [wen4shi4]1, v.i., to present, be presented, to the public by publication of book, or setting up to be physician. 27. 問事 [wen4shi4]2, v.i., to attend to work. 28. 問事處 [wen4shi4chu4], n., information desk. 29. 問訊 [wen4xUn4] ([wen4xUn0]), v.i. & n., to inquire, -ry; [wen4xUn4] (wehn-’shyun), 問訊處 information desk. 30. 問題 [wen4ti2], n., problem to be solved; questions in examinations. 31. 問罪 [wen4zui4], v.i., (1) to sentence as guilty; (2) 興師問罪 send a punitive expedition. 32. 問業 [wen4ye4], v.i., ask advice from master on learning or professional subjects. | |||||