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提问 tíwèn

提问 tíwèn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 提问 tíwèn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tíwèn | ti2 wen4
English translation
to question
to quiz
to grill

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About 提问 tíwèn

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Traditional form

提問

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 提问 tíwèn

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and shì represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shì

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌是

Number of Strokes

12
wèn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Mén represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Mén

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

门口 mén kǒu

Number of Strokes

6

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提问 tíwèn Decomposition

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提问 tíwèn Compounds

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