Word information
Simplified问鼎
Traditional問鼎
Pinyinwèn dǐng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
问鼎
wèn dǐng · to aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 问鼎
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Words with the same characters
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请问qǐngwèn
Excuse me, may I ask...?
问wènto ask; to inquire
问题wèntíquestion; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]
访问fǎngwènto 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tíwènto question; to quiz; to grill
问卷wènjuànquestionnaire; CL:份[fen4]