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 请 請 qǐng to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request syn 问 問 wèn to ask / to inquire syn 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 请求 請求 qǐng qiú to request / to ask / request (CL:個|个[ge4]) syn 请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? syn 期望 qī wàng to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope syn 打听 打聽 dǎ ting to ask about / to make some inquiries / to ask around 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 问话 問話 wèn huà to ask sb a question / question syn 留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical) syn 讯问 訊問 xùn wèn to interrogate / to ask about syn 质问 質問 zhì wèn to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate syn 请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance / to consult syn 扪心自问 捫心自問 mén xīn zì wèn to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart syn 索赔 索賠 suǒ péi to ask for compensation / to claim damages / claim for damages 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 索取 suǒ qǔ to ask / to demand 要价 要價 yào jià to ask a price / to charge / (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations) syn 索要 suǒ yào to ask for / to request / to demand syn 发问 發問 fā wèn to question / to ask / to raise a question syn 领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste 切实 切實 qiè shí feasible / realistic / practical / earnestly / conscientiously syn 求情 qiú qíng to plea for leniency / to ask for a favor syn 恳请 懇請 kěn qǐng to request earnestly syn 求援 qiú yuán to ask for help syn 问路 問路 wèn lù to ask for directions / to ask the way (to some place) 请示 請示 qǐng shì to ask for instructions syn 自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter syn 贵姓 貴姓 guì xìng what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname? syn 反问 反問 fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question 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 问道 問道 wèn dào to ask the way / to ask 求人 qiú rén to ask for help / to ask a favor / to recruit talented people 借宿 jiè sù to stay with sb / to ask for lodging syn 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old) / to ask for leave to withdraw / to ask to be excused syn 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì earnestly and sincerely (idiom) / with all sincerity syn 求得 qiú dé to ask for sth and receive it / to try to obtain / to look for and obtain syn 讨教 討教 tǎo jiào to consult / to ask for advice syn 诘问 詰問 jié wèn to ask questions / to interrogate syn 求教 qiú jiào to ask for advice / seeking instruction syn 试问 試問 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask syn 行乞 xíng qǐ to beg / to ask for alms syn 借问 借問 jiè wèn (honorific) May I ask? syn 讨还 討還 tǎo huán to ask for sth back / to recover syn 讨饭 討飯 tǎo fàn to ask for food / to beg syn 告急 gào jí to be in a state of emergency / to report an emergency / to ask for emergency assistance syn 申购 申購 shēn gòu to ask to buy / to bid for purchase 探问 探問 tàn wèn to inquire into / to ask after syn 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 讨饶 討饒 tǎo ráo to beg for mercy / to ask for forgiveness syn 耳提面命 ěr tí miàn mìng to give sincere advice (idiom) / to exhort 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 拉票 lā piào to campaign for votes / to ask voters for support 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 请辞 請辭 qǐng cí to ask sb to resign from a post 白佛 bái fó to ask Buddha 不耻下问 不恥下問 bù chǐ xià wèn not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates 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 苦口 kǔ kǒu lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice) 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 索 suǒ to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated syn 叮 dīng to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound syn 讯 訊 xùn (bound form) to ask / to inquire / (bound form) to interrogate / to question / (bound form) news / information syn 自找麻烦 自找麻煩 zì zhǎo má fan to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties syn 询 詢 xún to ask about / to inquire about syn 倩 qiàn pretty / winsome / to ask for sb's help / son-in-law (old) syn 漫天要价 漫天要價 màn tiān yào jià to ask for sky-high prices 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 浼 měi to ask a favor of 良苦用心 liáng kǔ yòng xīn to ponder earnestly / to give a lot of thought to sth 一秉虔诚 一秉虔誠 yī bǐng qián chéng earnestly and sincerely (idiom) / devoutly 用心良苦 yòng xīn liáng kǔ to ponder earnestly / to give a lot of thought to sth 谆谆告诫 諄諄告誡 zhūn zhūn gào jiè to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom) / to admonish syn 无事不登三宝殿 無事不登三寶殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom) / fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth) 筑室道谋 築室道謀 zhù shì dào móu lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom) / fig. to have no idea what to do / without a clue 织当访婢 織當訪婢 zhī dāng fǎng bì if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist 耕当问奴 耕當問奴 gēng dāng wèn nú if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist 引水入墙 引水入牆 yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng lit. to lead the water through the wall / to ask for trouble (idiom) 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 规谏 規諫 guī jiàn to remonstrate / to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese) / to exhort syn 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì earnestly and sincerely (idiom) / with all sincerity 不问就听不到假话 不問就聽不到假話 bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom) 予以照顾 予以照顧 yǔ yǐ zhào gù to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom) 动问 動問 dòng wèn may I ask 卜征 bǔ zhēng to ask oracle for war forecast 反躬自问 反躬自問 fǎn gōng zì wèn introspection / to ask oneself syn 叮问 叮問 dīng wèn to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly 告求 gào qiú to ask 城门失火，殃及池鱼 城門失火，殃及池魚 chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom) / the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee 央中 yāng zhōng to ask for mediation / to request sb to act as a go-between 央及 yāng jí to ask / to plead / to beg / to involve 