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询问

xún wèn · xun wen

Traditional 詢問

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to inquire
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At the information desk

  1. Dengdeng

    你好(nǐhǎo)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)询问(xúnwèn)一下(yīxià)，去(qù)博物馆(bówùguǎn)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)？

    Hello, I'd like to ask how to get to the museum.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)往(wǎng)前(qián)走(zǒu)两百米(liǎngbǎimǐ)，然后(ránhòu)向(xiàng)右(yòu)拐(guǎi)。

    Walk straight for two hundred metres, then turn right.

  3. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)。我(wǒ)还(hái)想(xiǎng)询问(xúnwèn)一下(yīxià)，那里(nàli)今天(jīntiān)开门(kāimén)吗(ma)？

    Thanks. I'd also like to ask whether it's open today.

  4. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)星期一(xīngqīyī)，博物馆(bówùguǎn)不(bù)开门(kāimén)。

    Today is Monday and the museum is closed.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)。那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)询问(xúnwèn)一下(yīxià)：附近(fùjìn)哪里(nǎlǐ)有(yǒu)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)？

    Oh no. Then let me ask one more thing: where is good food nearby?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)迷(mí)路(lù)了(le)，请(qǐng)向(xiàng)警(jǐng)察(chá)询(xún)问(wèn)。

If you get lost in the street, ask a policeman.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by adamtrousers · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)找(zhǎo)不(bu)到(dào)洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)向(xiàng)店(diàn)员(yuán)询(xún)问(wèn)方(fāng)向(xiàng)。

He couldn't find the restroom, so he had to ask the shopkeeper for directions.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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