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问题

wèn tí · wen ti

Traditional 問題

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic
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What is the question?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)问(wèn)你(nǐ)一(yī)个(gè)问题(wèntí)吗(ma)？

    May I ask you a question?

  2. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)，什么(shénme)问题(wèntí)？

    Of course. What question?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)包(bāo)里(lǐ)为什么(wèishénme)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)鞋(xié)？

    Why is there a shoe in your bag?

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)问题(wèntí)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    That is a very good question.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)答案(dáàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Then what is the answer?

  6. Dengdeng

    问题(wèntí)是(shì)……另(lìng)一(yī)只(zhī)鞋(xié)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)。

    The problem is... where the other shoe is.

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01

这(zhè)个(ge)问(wèn)题(tí)不(bù)能(néng)以(yǐ)常(cháng)规(guī)方(fāng)法(fǎ)解(jiě)决(jué)。

You cannot solve this problem with the usual method.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by omfgitsasalmon · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)问(wèn)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)太(tài)难(nán)，我(wǒ)答(dá)不(bu)上(shàng)来(lái)。

The question the teacher asked was too hard; I couldn't answer it.

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问
wèn

to ask; to inquire

题
tí

topic; problem for discussion

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