吗 嗎 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions) syn 呢 ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn 问题 問題 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment syn 不行 bù xíng won't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable syn 题 題 tí topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 疑问 疑問 yí wèn question / interrogation / doubt syn 题目 題目 tí mù subject / title / topic (CL:個|个[ge4]) / exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4]) syn 问话 問話 wèn huà to ask sb a question / question syn 拷问 拷問 kǎo wèn to question via torture syn 反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul syn 答对 答對 dá duì (usually used in the negative) to answer or reply to sb's question syn 问答 問答 wèn dá question and answer 悬案 懸案 xuán àn unresolved question / unresolved case syn 不成 bù chéng won't do / unable to / (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? syn 追问 追問 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter syn 好意思 hǎo yì si to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) syn 不闻不问 不聞不問 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned syn 反问 反問 fǎn wèn to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question syn 问号 問號 wèn hào question mark (punct.) / unknown factor / unsolved problem / interrogation syn 试题 試題 shì tí exam question / test topic syn 何尝 何嘗 hé cháng (rhetorical question) when? / how? / it's not that... syn 谈不上 談不上 tán bu shàng to be out of the question 选择题 選擇題 xuǎn zé tí multiple-choice question 何乐而不为 何樂而不為 hé lè ér bù wéi what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth) syn 抢答 搶答 qiǎng dá to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show) 疑问句 疑問句 yí wèn jù question (grammar) / interrogative sentence 答非所问 答非所問 dá fēi suǒ wèn (idiom) to sidestep the question / to answer evasively syn 存疑 cún yí to leave a question open / to hold doubts / to be skeptical syn 习题 習題 xí tí (schoolwork) exercise / problem / question syn 考题 考題 kǎo tí exam question syn 会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? / is able to or not 连连看 連連看 lián lián kàn pattern matching (puzzle game) / matching (type of test question in which presented items are to be paired up) 用得着 用得著 yòng de zháo to be able to use / useable / to have a use for / (in a question) to be necessary to 例题 例題 lì tí problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question 答问 答問 dá wèn to answer a question / question and answer syn 逼问 逼問 bī wèn to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information 明知故问 明知故問 míng zhī gù wèn to ask a question, already knowing the answer syn 多选题 多選題 duō xuǎn tí multiple-choice question 一问三不知 一問三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance syn 乎 hū (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in / at / from / because / than / (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment) syn 岂 豈 qǐ how? (emphatic question) syn 哪门子 哪門子 nǎ mén zi (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what / what kind / why on earth syn 像话 像話 xiàng huà proper / appropriate (mostly used in the negative or in a rhetorical question) 出难题 出難題 chū nán tí to raise a tough question syn 反诘 反詰 fǎn jié to ask (a question) in reply / to answer a question with a question / rhetorical question syn 诘 詰 jié (bound form) to question closely / to interrogate 啻 chì only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) / (not) just 偏题 偏題 piān tí to go off-topic / to stray from the topic / obscure question / trick exam question / catch question (CL:道[dao4]) syn 大题小作 大題小作 dà tí xiǎo zuò to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter 循环论证 循環論證 xún huán lùn zhèng circular argument / logical error consisting of begging the question / Latin: petitio principii 题序 題序 tí xù to compose a preface (or introductory remarks, etc) / question (or section) order (on an exam paper) / question (or section) number 基础问题 基礎問題 jī chǔ wèn tí basic issue / fundamental question 不太明白 bù tài míng bai (question is) not completely clear / I don't get it 反问句 反問句 fǎn wèn jù rhetorical question 反问语气 反問語氣 fǎn wèn yǔ qì tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question 叮问 叮問 dīng wèn to question closely / to make a detailed inquiry / to probe / to ask repeatedly 叱问 叱問 chì wèn to call sb to account / to question angrily 扣查 kòu chá to detain and question 枚卜 méi bǔ to choose officials by divination (archaic) / to practice divination without a definite question 照单全收 照單全收 zhào dān quán shōu to accept without question / to take sth at face value 答数 答數 dá shù numerical answer (to a question in math.) / (Tw) (of troops) to shout numbers or phrases in unison (to keep in step or maintain morale) syn 策问 策問 cè wèn essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams 追询 追詢 zhuī xún to interrogate / to question closely syn 大会第九届特别会议 ninth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia 联合国死刑问题特别咨询顾问 United Nations special consultant on the question of the death penalty 联合国巴勒斯坦问题国际会议 United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine 亚洲区域新闻记者巴勒斯坦问题谈话会 Asian Regional Journalists' Encounter on the Question of Palestine 联合国巴勒斯坦问题信息系统 United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine 大会第八届紧急特别会议 eighth emergency special session of the General Assembly / emergency special session of the General Assembly to discuss the question of Namibia 巴勒斯坦问题特别新闻方桉 巴勒斯坦問題特別新聞方案 Special Information Programme on the Question of Palestine 欧洲巴勒斯坦问题非政府组织协会 European Association for Non-Governmental Organizations on the Question of Palestine 巴勒斯坦问题专题讨论会 Symposium on the Question of Palestine 亚洲巴勒斯坦问题会议 Asian Conference on the Question of Palestine 非政府组织巴勒斯坦问题欧洲协调委员会 European Coordinating Committee for Non-Governmental Organizations on the Question of Palestine 司法行政和赔偿问题工作组 Working Group on the Adminstration of Justice and the Question of Compensation 侵犯人权者不受惩罚问题特别报告员 Special Rapporteur on the question of impunity of perpetrators of violations of human rights 巴勒斯坦问题 巴勒斯坦問題 Question of Palestine 北美非政府组织巴勒斯坦问题专题讨论会 北美非政府組織巴勒斯坦問題專題討論會 North American NGO Symposium on the Question of Palestine 巴勒斯坦问题国际会议 巴勒斯坦問題國際會議 International Conference on the Question of Palestine 南部非洲问题特设国家元首常务委员会 南部非洲問題特設國家元首常務委員會 Ad Hoc Standing Committee of Heads of State on the Question of Southern Africa 解决东帝汶问题信托基金 解決東帝汶問題信托基金 Trust Fund for the settlement of the question of East Timor 归还各国被掠夺的艺术品专家委员会 歸還各國被掠奪的藝術品專家委員會 Committee of Experts to Study the Question of the Restitution of Works of Art 人权委员会不限成员名额工作组 人權委員會不限成員名額工作組 Open-ended Working Group of the Commission to examine the question of a draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 亚洲区域巴勒斯坦问题讨论会 亞洲區域巴勒斯坦問題討論會 Asian Regional Seminar on the Question of Palestine 联合国巴勒斯坦问题亚洲会议 聯合國巴勒斯坦問題亞洲會議 United Nations Asian Meeting on the Question of Palestine 问答时间 問答時間 question-and-answer session 人权与赤贫问题独立专家 人權與赤貧問題獨立專家 Independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty 联合国与巴勒斯坦问题 聯合國與巴勒斯坦問題 The United Nations and the Question of Palestine 