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询问 xúnwèn

询问 xúnwèn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 询问 xúnwèn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xúnwèn | xun2 wen4
English translation
to inquire

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Traditional form

詢問

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 询问 xúnwèn

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xún

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and xún represents the sound. Simplified form of xún .

Phonetic compound

xún

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠旬

Number of Strokes

8
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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Example sentences using 询问 xúnwèn

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他们 tā men de 交谈 jiāo tán shì cháng 典型 diǎnxíng de 情话 qíng huà ,一阵 yī zhèn 轻柔 qīng róu de 询问 xúnwèn tián de 表白 biǎo bái .

They had a great deal of characteristic lovers'talk - a soft exchange of inquiries and assurances.

他们 tā men 不断 bùduàn de 询问 xúnwèn de 英国 Yīng guó zhī háng .

They plied me with questions about my visit to England.

lǎo tōng bǎo yòu zhǎo liù bǎo 询问 xúnwèn .

The old man then went to question Sixth Treasure.

一些 yī xiē 四年学生 xuésheng 写信 xiě xìn 询问 xúnwèn 有关 yǒu guān 研究生 yán jiū shēng 课程 kèchéng de 信息 xìnxī .

Some senior students wrote in asking for information concerning postgraduate studies.

陌生人 mò shēng rén de 询问 xúnwèn 使 shǐ 大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng ,一时 yī shí 之间 zhī jiān Lián 话都说不出来 chū lái le .

The stranger's question surprised me so that I temporarily lost my tongue.

询问 xúnwèn Decomposition

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询问 xúnwèn Compounds

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