Usage of the character 問

Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原 ( Qū Yuán)
Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem

dòngwèn

动问

[動問]

may I ask

wèndá

问答

[問答]

question and answer

zéwèn

责问

[責問]

to demand an explanation

tànwèn

探问

[探問]

to inquire into
to ask after

chìwèn

叱问

[叱問]

to call sb to account
to question angrily

wèn'ān

问安

[問安]

to pay one's respects
to give regards to

fǎngwèn

访问

[訪問]

to visit
to call on
to interview
CL:次 (cì)

tíwèn

提问

[提問]

to question; to quiz; to grill

bǔwèn

卜问

[卜問]

to predict by divining; to consult the oracle

tuīwèn

推问

[推問]

to interrogate

shěnwèn

审问

[審問]

to interrogate
to examine
to question

bīwèn

逼问

[逼問]

to question intensely
to interrogate
to demand information

wènjīn

问津

[問津]

to make inquiries (mostly used in the negative)

fāwèn

发问

[發問]

to question
to ask
to raise a question

dáwèn

答问

[答問]

to answer a question
question and answer

wènlù

问路

[問路]

to ask for directions
to ask the way (to some place)

wènzuì

问罪

[問罪]

to denounce
to condemn
to call to account
to punish

wèiwèn

慰问

[慰問]

to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc

pánwèn

盘问

[盤問]

to interrogate
to cross-examine
to inquire

wènmíng

问名

[問名]

to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride
one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮／六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family

cèwèn

策问

[策問]

essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams

qǐngwèn

请问

[請問]

Excuse me, may I ask...?

wènshì

问世

[問世]

to be published
to come out

xúnwèn

寻问

[尋問]

to inquire

wènzé

问责

[問責]

to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame

kòuwèn

叩问

[叩問]

(literary) to inquire
to ask
question

wènhòu

问候

[問候]

to give one's respects
to send a greeting
(fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)

wèndǐng

问鼎

[問鼎]

to aspire to the throne
to aim at (the first place etc)

dīngwèn

叮问

[叮問]

to question closely
to make a detailed inquiry
to probe
to ask repeatedly

kǎowèn

拷问

[拷問]

to question via torture

wènxùn

问讯

[問訊]

interrogation
greeting

wènshì

问事

[問事]

to ask for information
to inquire

dǎwèn

打问

[打問]

to inquire about
to give sb the third degree

Yè Wèn

叶问

[葉問]

Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee

wèntí

问题

[問題]

question
problem
issue
topic
CL:個／个 (gè)

pìnwèn

聘问

[聘問]

international exchange of visits
to visit as envoy
to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)

shìwèn

试问

[試問]

I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically)
one might well ask

jièwèn

借问

[借問]

(honorific) May I ask?

wènhuà

问话

[問話]

questioning (a suspect)
interrogation

tàowèn

套问

[套問]

to sound sb out
to find out by tactful indirect questioning

wèndào

问道

[問道]

to ask the way
to ask

tōngwèn

通问

[通問]

to mutually send greetings
to communicate
to exchange news

jiéwèn

诘问

[詰問]

to ask questions
to interrogate

chūwèntí

出问题

[出問題]

to have sth go wrong
to have a problem arise
to give problems

fǎnjiéwèn

反诘问

[反詰問]

to cross-examine

Yuán Hàowèn

元好问

[元好問]

Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition

fǎngwènliàng

访问量

[訪問量]

(web counter) hits

zuòxuéwèn

做学问

[做學問]

to study
to engage in scholarship

fǎnwènjù

反问句

[反問句]

rhetorical question

wènzéxìng

问责性

[問責性]

accountability

méiwèntí

没问题

[沒問題]

no problem

fǎngwènzhě

访问者

[訪問者]

interviewer

chéngwèntí

成问题

[成問題]

to be a problem
problematic
questionable

yíwènjù

疑问句

[疑問句]

question (grammar)
interrogative sentence

xúnwèntái

询问台

[詢問台]

information desk

yǒuxuéwèn

有学问

[有學問]

erudite
learned
informed
scholarly

héwèntí

核问题

[核問題]

the nuclear problem

Cháohéwèntí

朝核问题

[朝核問題]

Korean nuclear problem

wúrénwènjīn

无人问津

[無人問津]

to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)

xiānjuéwèntí

先决问题

[先決問題]

issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved)

míngzhīgùwèn

明知故问

[明知故問]

(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer

háowúyíwèn

毫无疑问

[毫無疑問]

certainty
without a doubt

xúngēnwèndǐ

询根问底

[詢根問底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

tóushíwènlù

投石问路

[投石問路]

lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
fig. to test the waters

guóshìfǎngwèn

国事访问

[國事訪問]

state visit

fǎngqīnwènyǒu

访亲问友

[訪親問友]

to visit friends and relations (idiom)

fǎnwènyǔqì

反问语气

[反問語氣]

tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question

fǎngōngzìwèn

反躬自问

[反躬自問]

introspection
to ask oneself

yínánwèntí

疑难问题

[疑難問題]

knotty problem
intractable difficulty

xūhánwènnuǎn

嘘寒问暖

[噓寒問暖]

to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
to pamper

xúngēnwèndǐ

寻根问底

[尋根問底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

wèndǐngqīngzhòng

问鼎轻重

[問鼎輕重]

lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power

fǎngpínwènkǔ

访贫问苦

[訪貧問苦]

to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)

xīngshīwènzuì

兴师问罪

[興師問罪]

to send punitive forces against
(fig.) to criticize violently

bùchǐxiàwèn

不耻下问

[不恥下問]

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

zhìzhībùwèn

置之不问

[置之不問]

to pass by without showing interest (idiom)

jīchǔwèntí

基础问题

[基礎問題]

basic issue
fundamental question

wàichūfǎngwèn

外出访问

[外出訪問]

to make an official visit (often abroad)

wènxīnwúkuì

问心无愧

[問心無愧]

lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

sāntǐwèntí

三体问题

[三體問題]

three-body problem (mechanics)

ānquánwèntí

安全问题

[安全問題]

safety issue
security issue

pángēnwèndǐ

盘根问底

[盤根問底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

zàijiǔwènzì

载酒问字

[載酒問字]

a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)

wènkèshājī

问客杀鸡

[問客殺雞]

lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)

chángwènwèntí

常问问题

[常問問題]

frequently asked questions
FAQ

yíwèndàicí

疑问代词

[疑問代詞]

interrogative pronoun (誰／谁, 什麼／什么, 哪兒／哪儿 etc)

wèndǐng Zhōngyuán

问鼎中原

[問鼎中原]

to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)

wèndàoyúmáng

问道于盲

[問道於盲]

lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
fig. to seek advice from an incompetent

ménxīnzìwèn

扪心自问

[捫心自問]

to ask oneself honestly
to search in one's heart

páogēnwèndǐ

刨根问底

[刨根問底]

to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

zhuīgēnwèndǐ

追根问底

[追根問底]

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

pǔtōngwèntí

普通问题

[普通問題]

common questions
general questions

jiēshòushěnwèn

接受审问

[接受審問]

under interrogation (for a crime)
on trial

chángjiànwèntí

常见问题

[常見問題]

common problems
FAQ

xúnhuāwènliǔ

寻花问柳

[尋花問柳]

lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
fig. to frequent brothels
to sow one's wild oats

yánzhòngwèntí

严重问题

[嚴重問題]

serious problem

diàosǐwènjí

吊死问疾

[弔死問疾]

to grieve for the sick and the dying
to show great concern for people's suffering

dáfēisuǒwèn

答非所问

[答非所問]

(idiom) to sidestep the question
to answer evasively

qiútiánwènshè

求田问舍

[求田問舍]

lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life

bùwénbùwèn

不闻不问

[不聞不問]

not to hear, not to question (idiom)
to show no interest in sth
uncritical
not in the least concerned

jīngjìwèntí

经济问题

[經濟問題]

economic problem

zàochéngwèntí

造成问题

[造成問題]

to create an issue
to cause a problem

jùtǐwèntí

具体问题

[具體問題]

concrete issue

sānnóngwèntí

三农问题

[三農問題]

the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants

bùwènhǎodǎi

不问好歹

[不問好歹]

no matter what may happen (idiom)

rùjìngwènsú

入境问俗

[入境問俗]

When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
When in Rome, do as the Romans do

tèzhǐwènjù

特指问句

[特指問句]

wh-question (linguistics)

wènzuìzhīshī

问罪之师

[問罪之師]

punitive force
a person setting out to deliver severe reproach

Tiānwèn Yīhào

天问一号

[天問一號]

Tianwen-1, Chinese mission to put a robotic rover on Mars launched in 2020

gēngdāngwènnú

耕当问奴

[耕當問奴]

if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist

fǎngwènfāngshì

访问方式

[訪問方式]

access method

wènxīnyǒukuì

问心有愧

[問心有愧]

to have a guilty conscience

yīwènsānbùzhī

一问三不知

[一問三不知]

lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
complete ignorance

zǒngfǎlügùwèn

总法律顾问

[總法律顧問]

general counsel

bùwènqīnghóngzàobái

不问青红皂白

[不問青紅皂白]

not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
not to distinguish between right and wrong

jièzhìfǎngwènkòngzhì

介质访问控制

[介質訪問控制]

Medium Access Control
MAC

méitǐfǎngwènkòngzhì

媒体访问控制

[媒體訪問控制]

Media Access Control
MAC

dàxīngwènzuìzhīshī

大兴问罪之师

[大興問罪之師]

to launch a punitive campaign
to condemn scathingly

huòwènsānjiābùchīkuī

货问三家不吃亏

[貨問三家不吃虧]

see 貨比三家不吃虧／货比三家不吃亏 (huòbǐsānjiābùchīkuī)

dǎpòshāguōwèndàodǐ

打破砂锅问到底

[打破砂鍋問到底]

to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

jièzhìfǎngwènkòngzhìcéng

介质访问控制层

[介質訪問控制層]

MAC layer

Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wènduì

唐太宗李卫公问对

[唐太宗李衛公問對]

"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 ( Lǐ Jìng) and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

gēngdāngwènnú,zhīdāngfǎngbì

耕当问奴，织当访婢

[耕當問奴，織當訪婢]

if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist

qióngzàinàoshìwúrénwèn,fùzàishēnshānyǒuyuǎnqīn

穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲

[窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親]

the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain