Chinese word dictionary

问世

wènshì · to be published; to come out

Practice word

Word information

Simplified问世

Traditional問世

Pinyinwènshì

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

问wèn

to ask about, to inquire after

世shì

generation, era, age; world

How to learn 问世

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]

世界shìjiè

world; CL:個|个[ge4]

世纪shìjì

century; 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]