请问/請問 qǐng wèn — Excuse me, may I ask...?

Meanings

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   Excuse me, may I ask...?

   Excuse me, may I ask...?

   verb

Character breakdown

• 请/請

  qǐng (third tone, dipping)

  please; to ask, to request; to invite; to treat someone (to a meal)

  10 strokes⿰讠青Radical 言
• 问/問

  wèn (fourth tone, falling)

  to ask, to inquire; to ask after, to send regards; to question, to interrogate

  6 strokes⿵门口Radical 口

Words containing 请

• 请/請qǐng (third tone, dipping)please (before a verb)
• 申请/申請shēnqǐng (first tone, high and level)to apply (for something), to file a request
• 邀请/邀請yāoqǐng (first tone, high and level)to invite
• 请求/請求qǐng (third tone, dipping) qiú (second tone, rising)request
• 请假/請假qǐngjià (third tone, dipping)to ask for leave, to take time off
• 聘请/聘請pìn (fourth tone, falling) qǐng (third tone, dipping)to engage
• 请客/請客qǐng (third tone, dipping) kè (fourth tone, falling)to give a dinner party
• 敬请/敬請jìng (fourth tone, falling) qǐng (third tone, dipping)please (do sth) (deferential form)
• 请教/請教qǐng (third tone, dipping) jiào (fourth tone, falling)to ask for guidance
• 请示/請示qǐng (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)to ask for instructions
• 请进/請進qǐng (third tone, dipping) jìn (fourth tone, falling)"please come in"
• 请柬/請柬qǐng (third tone, dipping) jiǎn (third tone, dipping)invitation card
• 请帖/請帖qǐng (third tone, dipping) tiě (third tone, dipping)invitation card
• 请坐/請坐qǐng (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling)please, have a seat

Words containing 问

• 问题/問題wèntí (fourth tone, falling)question
• 问/問wèn (fourth tone, falling)to ask, to inquire
• 访问/訪問fǎng (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to visit
• 询问/詢問xún (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to inquire
• 顾问/顧問gù (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)adviser
• 提问/提問tí (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to question
• 疑问/疑問yí (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling)question
• 问候/問候wèn (fourth tone, falling) hòu (fourth tone, falling)to give one's respects
• 追问/追問zhuī (first tone, high and level) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to question closely
• 质问/質問zhì (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to question
• 问卷/問卷wèn (fourth tone, falling) juàn (fourth tone, falling)questionnaire
• 慰问/慰問wèi (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to express sympathy
• 学问/學問xué (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling)learning
• 过问/過問guò (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to show an interest in
• 问世/問世wèn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling)to be published
• 反问/反問fǎn (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling)to ask (a question) in reply
• 问路/問路wèn (fourth tone, falling) lù (fourth tone, falling)to ask for directions