请问
qǐngwènTraditional: 請問
#1337 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
may I ask, excuse me
Word origin
A polite compound of 请 (qǐng, please, to request) and 问 (wèn, to ask), used to open a question courteously. The simplified 请 and 问 derive from 請 and 問.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 请 (qǐng, please) + 问 (wèn, to ask)
Stroke order
请
问
Examples
，？
Excuse me, where is the toilet?
姓？
May I ask your surname?
？
May I ask what time it is now?
趟？
Excuse me, does this bus go to the airport?
？
Excuse me, how do I get to the train station?
请问 (qǐng wèn) means may I ask or excuse me. It is used as a polite opener before asking a stranger a question.
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