问道 問道 wèn dào to ask the way / to ask 打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around syn 试问 試問 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask syn 有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb / to ask sb in / to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) syn 问路 問路 wèn lù to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place) 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old) / to ask for leave to withdraw / to ask to be excused syn 求人 qiú rén to ask for help / to ask a favor / to recruit talented people 告便 gào biàn to ask to be excused / to ask leave to go to the toilet 耕当问奴，织当访婢 耕當問奴，織當訪婢 gēng dāng wèn nú , zhī dāng fǎng bì if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist 代言 dài yán to be a spokesperson / to be an ambassador (for a brand) / to endorse 大使 dà shǐ ambassador / envoy / CL:名[ming2],位[wei4] syn 召回 zhào huí to recall (a product, an ambassador etc) syn 特使 tè shǐ special envoy / special ambassador 派驻 派駐 pài zhù to dispatch (sb) in an official capacity / to be posted (as an ambassador, foreign correspondent etc) 约见 約見 yuē jiàn to arrange an interview / an appointment (with the foreign ambassador) 形象大使 xíng xiàng dà shǐ person who represents an organization and enhances its image / an ambassador 雷德 léi dé Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009 出使 chū shǐ to go abroad as ambassador / to be sent on a diplomatic mission 蒙代尔 蒙代爾 méng dài ěr Walter Mondale (1928-), US democratic politician, US vice-president 1977-1981 and ambassador to Japan 1993-1996 伯恩斯 bó ēn sī Burns (name) / Nicholas Burns (1956-), US ambassador to China 2022- 塞拉凡 sài lā fán (Sonny) Seraphin (Haitian ambassador to Taiwan) 尚慕杰 尚慕傑 shàng mù jié James Sasser (1936-), US Ambassador to China 1995-1999 维尔容 維爾容 wéi ěr róng (Johannes Lodewikus) Viljoen (South African ambassador to Taiwan) 教廷大使 jiào tíng dà shǐ an ambassador of the church / an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican) 丘尔金 丘爾金 qiū ěr jīn Churkin (name) / Vitaly I. Churkin (1952-), Russian diplomat, Ambassador to UN from 2006 使领官员 使領官員 shǐ lǐng guān yuán ambassador and consul / diplomat 全权大使 全權大使 quán quán dà shǐ plenipotentiary ambassador 加拉罕 jiā lā hǎn Leo Karakhan (1889-1937), Soviet ambassador to China 1921-26, executed in Stalin's 1937 purge 尤德 yóu dé Sir Edward Youde (1924-1986), British diplomat, ambassador to Beijing 1974-1978, governor of Hong Kong 1982-1986 曾纪泽 曾紀澤 zēng jì zé Cang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse (1839-1890), pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK, France and Russia 洪博培 hóng bó péi Jon Huntsman, Jr. (1960-), US politician, Governor of Utah 2005-2009, Ambassador to China 2009-2011 薄瑞光 bó ruì guāng Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006 郭松焘 郭松燾 guō sōng dào Guo Songdao or Kuo Sun-tao (1818-1891), China's first imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK and France 司徒雷登 sī tú léi dēng John Leighton Stuart (1876-1962), second-generation American missionary in China, first president of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China 无任所大使 無任所大使 wú rèn suǒ dà shǐ Ambassador at large 巡回大使 xún huí dà shǐ Ambassador at large 亲善大使 親善大使 qīn shàn dà shǐ goodwill ambassador 废除切割女性生殖器官习俗特别大使 廢除切割女性生殖器官習俗特別大使 Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation 非常驻大使 非常駐大使 fēi cháng zhù dài shǐ non-resident ambassador 形象代言人 xíng xiàng dài yán rén (brand or organization) ambassador / face (of a brand or company) 要求 yāo qiú to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL:點|点[dian3] syn 尽管 儘管 jǐn guǎn despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating syn 请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? syn 请求 請求 qǐng qiú to request / to ask / request (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance / to consult syn 索取 suǒ qǔ to ask / to demand 留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical) syn 索赔 索賠 suǒ péi to ask for compensation / to claim damages / claim for damages syn 反问 反問 fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question syn 质问 質問 zhì wèn to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate syn 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn 请示 請示 qǐng shì to ask for instructions syn 发问 發問 fā wèn to question / to ask / to raise a question syn 问话 問話 wèn huà to ask sb a question / question syn 索要 suǒ yào to ask for / to request / to demand syn 求教 qiú jiào to ask for advice / seeking instruction syn 求得 qiú dé to ask for sth and receive it / to try to obtain / to look for and obtain syn 领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste 申购 申購 shēn gòu to ask to buy / to bid for purchase 自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter syn 要价 要價 yào jià to ask a price / to charge / (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations) syn 告急 gào jí to be in a state of emergency / to report an emergency / to ask for emergency assistance syn 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency / to ask for a favor syn 求援 qiú yuán to ask for help syn 央求 yāng qiú to implore / to plead / to ask earnestly syn 情商 qíng shāng emotional intelligence / emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) (abbr. for 情緒商數|情绪商数[qing2xu4 shang1shu4]) / (Tw) to ask a special favor of (sb) syn 要 yào to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important syn 拉票 lā piào to campaign for votes / to ask voters for support 讨教 討教 tǎo jiào to consult / to ask for advice syn 贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname? syn 讯问 訊問 xùn wèn to interrogate / to ask about syn 探询 探詢 tàn xún to inquire into / to ask after syn 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn to ask a question, already knowing the answer syn 扪心自问 捫心自問 mén xīn zì wèn to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart syn 讨饭 討飯 tǎo fàn to ask for food / to beg syn 请辞 請辭 qǐng cí to ask sb to resign from a post 探问 探問 tàn wèn to inquire into / to ask after syn 行乞 xíng qǐ to beg / to ask for alms syn 借宿 jiè sù to stay with sb / to ask for lodging syn 自讨苦吃 自討苦吃 zì tǎo kǔ chī to ask for trouble (idiom) / to make a rod for one's own back syn 问 問 wèn to ask / to inquire syn 借问 借問 jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask? syn 诘问 詰問 jié wèn to ask questions / to interrogate syn 白佛 bái fó to ask Buddha 讨饶 討饒 tǎo ráo to beg for mercy / to ask for forgiveness syn 不耻下问 不恥下問 bù chǐ xià wèn not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates syn 讨还 討還 tǎo huán to ask for sth back / to recover syn 下逐客令 xià zhú kè lìng to ask sb to leave / to show sb the door / to give a tenant notice to leave 留客 liú kè to ask a guest to stay / to detain a guest 负荆请罪 負荊請罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology syn 请 請 qǐng to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request syn 反诘 反詰 fǎn jié to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question syn 索价 索價 suǒ jià to ask a price / to charge / asking price 讨取 討取 tǎo qǔ to ask for / to demand 央告 yāng gao to implore / to plead / to ask earnestly syn 索 suǒ to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated syn 讨 討 tǎo to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study syn 讯 訊 xùn (bound form) to ask / to inquire / (bound form) to interrogate / to question / (bound form) news / information syn 询 詢 xún to ask about / to inquire about syn 