Chinese word dictionary

顾问

gùwèn · adviser; consultant

Practice word

Word information

Simplified顾问

Traditional顧問

Pinyingùwèn

Part of speech名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

顾gù

to look back; to look at; to look after

问wèn

to ask about, to inquire after

How to learn 顾问

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]

照顾zhàogù

to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after

顾客gùkè

customer; client; CL:位[wei4]

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]