"questions" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
用 yòng v. to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn
道 dào n., m.w. road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn
吗 嗎 ma part. (question particle for "yes-no" questions) syn
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r pron. where? / wherever / anywhere / somewhere / (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...? / how could ...? syn
得了 dé liǎo (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible syn
答疑 dá yí to answer questions (as teacher or consultant) / to clarify doubts syn
质问 質問 zhì wèn v. to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate syn
受访 受訪 shòu fǎng to give an interview / to be interviewed / to respond to (questions, a survey etc)
发难 發難 fā nàn to rise in revolt / to raise difficult questions syn
诘问 詰問 jié wèn to ask questions / to interrogate syn
老几 老幾 lǎo jǐ where in the order of seniority among siblings? / (sometimes used in rhetorical questions to express disparagement)
犯得着 犯得著 fàn de zháo worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) / also written 犯得上[fan4 de5 shang4] syn
不可知论 不可知論 bù kě zhī lùn agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
咩 哶 miē the bleating of sheep / final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
衟 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) / old variant of 道[dao4]
普通问题 普通問題 pǔ tōng wèn tí common questions / general questions
此问彼难 此問彼難 cǐ wèn bǐ nàn (idiom) One side asks challenging questions while the other responds with objections. It describes an exchange of questions and challenges.
便难 便難 biàn nàn retort with challenging questions / debate
常问问题 常問問題 cháng wèn wèn tí frequently asked questions / FAQ
犯得上 fàn de shàng worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) syn
竞答 競答 jìng dá to compete to answer questions (in class)
特别政治问题和区域合作股 Unit for Special Political Questions and Regional Cooperation
行政和预算问题咨询委员会 Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
工作地点差价调整数问题咨询委员会 Advisory Committee on Post Adjustment Questions
文件和其他程序问题非正式工作组 Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions
联合国中部非洲安全问题常设咨询委员会 United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa
与审议定期报告有关的议题和问题清单 List of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of periodic reports
女工问题特别顾问办公室 女工問題特別顧問辦公室 Office of the Special Adviser on Women Workers' Questions
新闻问题工作组 新聞問題工作組 xīn wén wèn tí gōng zuò zǔ Working Group on Questions relating to Information
外空问题工作组 外空問題工作組 Working Group on Outer Space Questions
政治问题议定书 政治問題議定書 zhèng zhì wèn tí yì dìng shū Protocol on Political Questions
行政问题协商委员会 行政問題協商委員會 Consultative Committee on Administrative Questions
影响运输的海关问题工作队 影響運輸的海關問題工作隊 Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport
土著问题顾问 土著問題顧問 tǔ zhù wèn tí gù wèn adviser on indigenous questions
影响运输的关税问题专家组 影響運輸的關稅問題專家組 Group of Experts on Customs questions affecting Transport
地中海运输问题区域间项目 地中海運輸問題區域間項目 Interregional Project on Transport Questions in the Mediterranean
紧急问题常设小组 緊急問題常設小組 jǐn jí wèn tí cháng shè xiǎo zǔ Standing Group on Emergency Questions
特别政治问题厅 特別政治問題廳 Office for Special Political Questions
人权问答 人權問答 Human Rights: Questions and Answers
海洋科学调查的法律问题工作组 海洋科學調查的法律問題工作組 Working Group on Legal Questions related to Scientific Investigation of the Oceans
法律问题工作组 法律問題工作組 Working Group on Legal Questions
经济和社会问题委员会 經濟和社會問題委員會 Commission for Economic and Social Questions
实质问题协商委员会 實質問題協商委員會 Consultative Committee on Substantive Questions
法律和政治问题工作组 法律和政治問題工作組 Working Group on Legal and Political Questions
全面禁试条约有关问题专家研究报告 全面禁試條約有關問題專家研究報告 Expert Study on Questions Related to a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
方桉和业务问题协商委员会 方案和業務問題協商委員會 Consultative Committee on Programme and Operational Questions
关于国籍法冲突的若干问题的公约 關於國籍法沖突的若幹問題的公約 Convention on Certain Questions relating to the Conflict of Nationality Laws
起诉纳粹罪犯问题国际会议 起訴納粹罪犯問題國際會議 International Conference on Questions Relating to the Prosecution of Nazi Criminals
女工问题特别顾问 女工問題特別顧問 Special Adviser on Women Workers' Questions
地中海森林问题委员会－地中海森林 地中海森林問題委員會－地中海森林 Committee on the Mediterranean Forestry Questions-Silva Mediterranea
笔仙 筆仙 bǐ xiān a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions / a spirit so invited
天问 天問 tiān wèn Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] / Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem
真题 真題 zhēn tí questions from previous years' exams
考古题 考古題 kǎo gǔ tí questions from previous years' exams (Tw)
刷题 刷題 shuā tí to do a lot of practice questions (to prepare for an exam)
从容应对 cóng róng yìng duì (idiom) To respond to a situation or questions calmly, confidently, and without haste.
大事不糊涂 dà shì bù hú tú (idiom) To remain clear-headed and firm on matters of major political principle and on questions of right and wrong.
发策决科 fā cè jué kē (idiom) To open the examination questions and determine the candidates’ rankings. In the old system, the expression referred to passing an official examination.
记问之学 記問之學 jì wèn zhī xué (idiom) This is knowledge limited to memorizing books for conversation or answering questions.
满腹疑团 mǎn fù yí tuán (idiom) To be filled with questions and unresolved doubts that are difficult to clarify.
赏奇析疑 賞奇析疑 shǎng qí xī yí (idiom) To appreciate remarkable writings and analyze their difficult passages or questions.
疑团满腹 yí tuán mǎn fù (idiom) To have one’s mind filled with questions and unresolved doubts.
疑团莫释 yí tuán mò shì (idiom) To have many unanswered questions. The expression describes a continuing state of perplexity.
执经问难 執經問難 zhí jīng wèn nán (idiom) To hold a classical text while asking questions and discussing difficult points. It later came to refer mainly to a disciple studying under a teacher.
质疑问难 質疑問難 zhì yí wèn nàn (idiom) To raise difficult questions, seek explanations, and examine or debate problematic issues together. syn
一了千明 yī liǎo qiān míng (idiom) Once the main issue is understood, the remaining questions become clear as well.
不媿下学 bù kuì xià xué (idiom) Not to be ashamed to ask questions of people less advanced than oneself. The expression conveys humility in learning.
众难群疑 zhòng nán qún yí (idiom) Everyone has difficulties or doubts in mind. Describes a situation that raises major questions.
冰释理顺 bīng shì lǐ shùn (idiom) Doubts are dispelled and the reasoning becomes clear. Questions are resolved and the explanation becomes coherent.
剖玄析微 pōu xuán xī wēi (idiom) To explore profound and abstruse questions and analyze the finest details.
勤学好问 qín xué hǎo wèn (idiom) To study diligently and ask questions when one does not understand / to be eager and humble in learning.
善问者如攻坚木 善問者如攻堅木 shàn wèn zhě rú gōng jiān mù (idiom) In learning, a person who asks questions well should begin with the easier points and proceed gradually to the more difficult ones.
心问口，口问心 心問口，口問心 xīn wèn kǒu，kǒu wèn xīn (idiom) To think something over repeatedly by asking oneself questions and answering them internally.
捉贼捉脏 zhuō zéi zhuō zāng (idiom) To deal with questions of blame and wrongdoing on the basis of facts.
探赜索隐，钩深致远 tàn zé suǒ yǐn，gōu shēn zhì yuǎn (idiom) To investigate profound principles and search out hidden or remote questions. It suggests careful and thorough inquiry.
是非人我 shì fēi rén wǒ (idiom) Questions of right and wrong, others and oneself / by extension, the various complex relationships among people.
汝成人耶 rǔ chéng rén yé (idiom) “Do you really still count as a human being?” A reproachful expression that strongly questions someone’s humanity or morality.
满肚疑团 mǎn dù yí tuán (idiom) To be full of questions and unresolved doubts that one cannot clarify.
研几探赜 yán jī tàn zé (idiom) To investigate and explore subtle, profound questions, especially in theoretical fields of knowledge.
解惑释疑 解惑釋疑 jiě huò shì yí (idiom) To answer difficult questions and dispel confusion. It refers to an explanation or a person that clarifies problematic issues.
解疑释结 解疑釋結 jiě yí shì jié (idiom) To answer difficult questions and dispel confusion. It refers to an explanation or a person that clarifies problematic issues.
质疑辨惑 質疑辨惑 zhì yí biàn huò (idiom) To raise questions, seek explanations, and investigate or analyze points of uncertainty.
难素之学 難素之學 nán sù zhī xué (idiom) Originally, the study of the Classic of Difficult Issues and the Basic Questions. The expression later came to denote medical books in general.
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì What's up? / Is something the matter? / (coll.) (used in rhetorical questions of the form 關|关[guan1] + {person} + 什麼事|什么事[shen2 me5 shi4] "what business is it of {person}'s? / what's it to {person}?")
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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