Chinese word dictionary

叮问

dīng wèn · to question closely; to make a detailed inquiry; to probe

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Word information

Simplified叮问

Traditional叮問

Pinyindīng wèn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

叮dīng

to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect)

问wèn

to ask about, to inquire after

How to learn 叮问

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

请问qǐngwèn

Excuse me, may I ask...?

问wèn

to ask; to inquire

问题wèntí

question; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]

访问fǎngwèn

to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc); (Tw) to interview (e.g. for a report or feature story); CL:次[ci4]

提问tíwèn

to question; to quiz; to grill

问卷wènjuàn

questionnaire; CL:份[fen4]