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  man6   jyutping
  wen4   pinyin
[1] [v] ask; inquire [2] [v] ask about; inquire after [3] [v] interrogate; examine [4] [v] hold responsible

Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
問 / 问

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This word has been viewed 24589 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:57

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detail  mou5 man6 tai4   = sure, no problem
detail  man6 tai4  wen4 ti2 = question; problem
detail  man6 lou6  wen4 lu4 = to ask for directions
detail  ceng2 man6  qing3 wen4 = excuse me, may I ask...?
detail  man6 daap3  wen4 da2 = questions and answers, Q&A
detail  man6 hou2  wen4 hao3 = to extend greetings; to ask after someone; to send one's regards
detail  daai6 man6 tai4  da4 wen4 ti2 = a great problem
detail  ze3 man6  jie4 wen4 = May I ask...
detail  caa4 man6  cha2 wen4 = enquire about; cross-examine
detail  fong2 man6  fang3 wen4 = to visit; to interview
See all 108 compounds (CantoDict reports 112 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 20 examples containing 問
detail audio 請問
May I know your name?
detail audio 請問幾錢
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]
detail audio 先生請問幾位
Sir, how many people?
detail 唔該請問有冇榴槤
Excuse me, do you sell durian?
detail 仲有其他問題
Any further questions?
[Lit. still have-don't-have other questions?]
detail 請問郵局邊度
May I ask you where the post office is?
[Lit. May I ask, post office at where? Mandarin: 請問,郵局在哪裡?]
detail 請問附近哪裡藥房
Excuse me, is there a pharmacy around here?
detail 先生請問有啲可以你嘅
Sir, how can I help you?
detail 請問可以科大
Excuse me, do you know what public transport can take me to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (from here)?
detail 跟住邊度
I asked him where to go next.
[Cantonese grammar has the adverb 邊度 (where) placed at the end of sentence.]
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