问 (問) wèn

1. wèn verb to ask
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Used in this sense (询问) in both modern and literary Chinese (ABC '问' v 1; Ci Yuan '問' 1; CED '问' 1; GHC '问' 1; Kroll 2015 '問' 1, p. 477; NCCED '问' 1)
2. wèn verb to inquire after
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 问候 (ABC '问' v 2; CED '问' 2; Ci Yuan '問' 4; Kroll 2015 '問' 2, p. 477; GHC '问' 2; NCCED '问' 2)
3. wèn verb to interrogate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 审问 (ABC '问' v 3; CED '问' 3; Kroll 2015 '問' 1b, p. 477; GHC '问' 3; NCCED '问' 3)
4. wèn verb to hold responsible
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC '问' v 4; CED '问' 4; NCCED '问' 4)
5. wèn verb to request something
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC '问' v 5; CED '问' 5; Kroll 2015 '問' 1a, p. 477)
6. wèn verb to rebuke
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 1c)
7. wèn verb to send an official mission bearing gifts
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 聘问 (Ci Yuan '問' 3; Kroll 2015 '問' 3, p. 477; GHC '问' 1)
8. wèn noun news
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Ci Yuan '問' 7; Kroll 2015 '問' 4, p. 477; NCCED '问' 8)
9. wèn verb to propose marriage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 5, p. 477)
10. wén verb to inform
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 闻 (Ci Yuan '問' 8; Kroll 2015 '問' 6, p. 477; GHC '问' 7, 8)
11. wèn verb to research
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 研究 (GHC '问' 5)
12. wèn proper noun Wen
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (GHC '问' 11)
13. wèn preposition to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 向 (GHC '问' 9; NCCED '问' 7)
14. wèn noun a question
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '问' 9)
15. wèn verb ask; prccha
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pṛccha, or: paripṛcchā, or: √prach, Japanese: mon (BCSD '問', p. 258; DJBT '問', p. 43; MW 'paripṛcchā')

Contained in

• 人生问题(人生問題) problems of life
• 弥兰陀王问经(彌蘭陀王問經) Sutra on the Questions of Milinda
• 佛教对当代问题的探讨(佛教對當代問題的探討) A Look at Modern Social issues
• 佛说巨力长者所问大乘经(佛說巨力長者所問大乘經) Fo Shuo Ju Li Zhangzhe Suo Wen Dasheng Jing
• 学问僧(學問僧) an educated monastic
• 郁迦罗越问菩萨行经(郁迦羅越問菩薩行經) The Inquiry of Ugra; Yujialuoyue Wen Pusa Xing Jing
• 佛说伅真陀罗所问如来三昧经(佛說伅真陀羅所問如來三昧經) Drumakinnararājaparipṛcchā; Fo Shuo Dun Zhen Tuo Luo Suo Wen Rulai Sanmei Jing
• 须真天子问四事经(須真天子問四事經) Sūtra on Deva Suvikrāntacintā’s Questions about Four Matters
• 大集大虚空藏菩萨所问经(大集大虛空藏菩薩所問經) Gagaṇagañjaparipṛcchā; Da Ji Da Xukongzang Pusa Suo Wen Jing
• 问道堂(問道堂) Information Tower
• 大树紧那罗王所问经(大樹緊那羅王所問經) Drumakinnararājaparipṛcchā; Da Shu Jinnaluo Wang Suo Wen Jing
• 目连问戒律中五百轻重事经(目連問戒律中五百輕重事經) Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi Jing
• 佛说海意菩萨所问净印法门经(佛說海意菩薩所問淨印法門經) sāgaramatiparipṛcchāsūtra (Haiyi Pusa Suo Wen Jing Yin Famen Jing)
• 虚空藏菩萨诸问七佛陀罗尼呪经(虚空藏菩薩諸問七佛陀羅尼呪經) Dharani of the Space-Store Bodhisattva’s Questions to Seven Buddhas
• 华严经问答(華嚴經問答) Questions and Answers on the Avataṃsaka sūtra
• 郁伽罗越问菩萨经(郁伽羅越問菩薩經) Ugradattaparipṛcchā; Yujia Zhangzhe Hui
• 大梵天王问佛決疑经(大梵天王問佛決疑經) sūtra on the Questions Put to the Buddha by the Mahabrahma King to Resolve Doubts
• 文殊师利问菩提经(文殊師利問菩提經) Mañjuśrī's Questions on Enlightenment; Wenshushili Wen Puti Jing
• 问一声您今哪里去 望三思何日君再来(問一聲您今哪裡去 望三思何日君再來) Upon the question, “where are you headed now?” Do think thrice about when your next return will be.
• 中华佛教亲善访问团(中華佛教親善訪問團) Buddhist Goodwill Visiting Party of R.O.C.
• 问善之最以赎其苦(問善之最以贖其苦) asked what was the best way to redeem her suffering
• 维摩诘子所问经(維摩詰子所問經) Sutra on the Questions of Master Vimalakirti
• 等目菩萨所问三昧经(等目菩薩所問三昧經) Sūtra on the Samadi asked by Samacakṣus Bodhisattva; Deng Mu Pusa Suo Wen Sanmei Jing
• 大威灯光仙人问疑经(大威燈光仙人問疑經) Paramārthadharmavijayasūtra; Da Wei Dengguang Xianren Wen Yi Jing
• 寂调音所问经(寂調音所問經) Paramārthasaṃvṛtisatyanirdeśa; Ji Tiao Yin Suo Wen Jing
• 法智遗编观心二百问(法智遺編觀心二百問) Fazhi Yi Bian Guan Xin Er Bai Wen
• 请问(請問) may I ask ; question; paripṛcchā

Also contained in

询问 、 借问 、 问荆 、 盘根问底 、 反躬自问 、 记问 、 问倒 、 不问好歹 、 不闻不问 、 明知故问 、 问责 、 媒体访问控制 、 通问 、 具体问题 、 置之不问 、 嘘寒问暖 、 答问 、 问路 、 问心无愧 、 朝核问题 、 做学问 、 基础问题 、 问名 、 策问

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 423
• Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi 佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事 — count: 412
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 345
• Scroll 2 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 306
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 298
• Scroll 22 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 287
• Scroll 24 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 282 , has English translation
• Scroll 20 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 280 , has English translation
• Scroll 25 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 277 , has English translation
• Scroll 17 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 277 , has English translation

Collocations

• 諮问 (諮問) 汝等可往諮問所疑 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 11
• 来问 (來問) 來問我者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
• 问异 (問異) 異問異答 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 8
• 问佛 (問佛) 問佛消息 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 佛问 (佛問) 佛問梵志 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 7
• 今问 (今問) 我今問汝 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
• 问李 (問李) 問李報瓜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 6
• 问阿那律 (問阿那律) 阿難問阿那律 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 6
• 问御 (問禦) 父王復問御者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 往问 (往問) 汝等今者可往問王 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 6