问题/問題 wèntí — question

Meanings

1. 1

   question

   A question you ask — 问问题 — or a problem you have to solve. 没问题 "no problem" is one of the commonest replies in spoken Chinese.

   noun
2. 2

   problem, issue, trouble

   noun

Character breakdown

• 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

Example sentences

• 我可以问你一个问题吗？/我可以問你一個問題嗎？Wǒ (third tone, dipping) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling) nǐ (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) wèntí (fourth tone, falling) ma? (neutral tone)···

  May I ask you a question?

• 这个问题不太容易，我们一起想办法。/這個問題不太容易，我們一起想辦法。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) wèntí (fourth tone, falling) bú (second tone, rising) tài (fourth tone, falling) róngyì, (second tone, rising) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) yìqǐ (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) bànfǎ. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This problem isn’t easy — let’s work out a solution together.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我想说你一个问题。

  Correct我想问你一个问题。

  A question is asked, not said: the verb is 问. 问题 also takes two objects in that pattern — the person, then the question.

Similar words

Words containing 问

• 问/問wèn (fourth tone, falling)to ask, to inquire