Chinese word dictionary

提问

tíwèn · to question; to quiz; to grill

Practice word

Word information

Simplified提问

Traditional提問

Pinyintíwèn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

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

提tí

to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise

问wèn

to ask about, to inquire after

How to learn 提问

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]

提高tígāo

to raise; to increase; to improve

提tí

to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid

提出tíchū

to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)