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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

询问 [xúnwèn]
  1. 1. verb ask
    母亲在信中询问我的生活情况。
    In her letters Mother asked how I was doing.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

询问 [xúnwèn]
  1. 1. ask about; inquire about; query; inquire
    老师很耐心地询问了他的生活情况。
    我每次回家父母都要询问我的身体状况。
    询问病状
    inquire about sb.'s illness
    询问我们的学习情况
    ask us about our studies
  2. 2. inquiry

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

询问 [xúnwèn]
  1. 1. 向人征求意见;问讯
    询问有什么好的办法。
    询问对方的电话号码。

Examples

答复他的询问
reply to his inquiry 答复
询问我们的学习情况
ask us about our studies 询问
询问病状
inquire about sb.'s illness 询问
同学们将老师团团围住,询问各自的考试成绩。 团团
我每次回家父母都要询问我的身体状况。 询问
老师很耐心地询问了他的生活情况。 询问
领导人关切地询问了老教授的身体情况。 关切
我们迷失了路途, 所以就向一位老丈询问一了下。
We lost our way, so we inquired with an old man on the road. 老丈
我向投递员询问有没有我的包裹。
I asked the postman whether there was a parcel for me. 投递员
母亲在信中询问我的生活情况。
In her letters Mother asked how I was doing. 询问

Collocations

亲切询问
to friendly ask somebody
向人询问
to inquire toward the person
询问情况
to inquire about a circumstance
询问的目光
a look filled with curiosity

Word Decomposition


[xún]
+
[wèn]

nciku Note

询问 vs. 问

1.“询问”和“问”都是动词。有征求一件和打听的意思。“询问”多用于书面语,而“问”多用于口语。
Both 询问and 问are verbs meaning “ to solicit opinions or to ask about”. 询问is used in literary works while 问is more casual.
(1)老师打电话来询问(问)你的近况。
(2)市长深入基层视察,并询问(问)了一下村民们的生活状况。
(3)他就这个问题专门询问(问)了专家。

2.“问”还有提出问题请解答,以及安慰、审讯、干预等意思,这时不能与“询问”互换。
问also means “ to raise a question, to express one’s solicitude, to interrogate, to internee, etc.”, so 询问cannot used here.
(1)我问他为什么不接我电话。
(2)替我问候一下你的家人。
(3)十年以前他就在此地隐居,从此不问世事。

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