问 (問) wèn
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wèn
verb
to ask
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used in this sense (询问) in both modern and literary Chinese (ABC '问' v 1; Ci Yuan '問' 1; CED '问' 1; GHC '问' 1; Kroll 2015 '問' 1, p. 477; NCCED '问' 1) -
wèn
verb
to inquire after
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 问候 (ABC '问' v 2; CED '问' 2; Ci Yuan '問' 4; Kroll 2015 '問' 2, p. 477; GHC '问' 2; NCCED '问' 2) -
wèn
verb
to interrogate
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 审问 (ABC '问' v 3; CED '问' 3; Kroll 2015 '問' 1b, p. 477; GHC '问' 3; NCCED '问' 3) -
wèn
verb
to hold responsible
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC '问' v 4; CED '问' 4; NCCED '问' 4) -
wèn
verb
to request something
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC '问' v 5; CED '问' 5; Kroll 2015 '問' 1a, p. 477) -
wèn
verb
to rebuke
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 1c) -
wèn
verb
to send an official mission bearing gifts
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 聘问 (Ci Yuan '問' 3; Kroll 2015 '問' 3, p. 477; GHC '问' 1) -
wèn
noun
news
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Ci Yuan '問' 7; Kroll 2015 '問' 4, p. 477; NCCED '问' 8) -
wèn
verb
to propose marriage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 5, p. 477) -
wén
verb
to inform
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 闻 (Ci Yuan '問' 8; Kroll 2015 '問' 6, p. 477; GHC '问' 7, 8) -
wèn
verb
to research
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 研究 (GHC '问' 5) -
wèn
proper noun
Wen
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (GHC '问' 11) -
wèn
preposition
to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 向 (GHC '问' 9; NCCED '问' 7) -
wèn
noun
a question
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '问' 9) -
wèn
verb
ask; prccha
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pṛccha, or: paripṛcchā, or: √prach, Japanese: mon (BCSD '問', p. 258; DJBT '問', p. 43; MW 'paripṛcchā')
Contained in
- 弥兰陀王问经(彌蘭陀王問經) Sutra on the Questions of Milinda
- 问一声您今哪里去 望三思何日君再来(問一聲您今哪裡去 望三思何日君再來) Upon the question, “where are you headed now?” Do think thrice about when your next return will be.
- 愿大地都成净土 问世间谁是如来(願大地都成淨土 問世間誰是如來) I wish for all grounds to become Pure Lands; I ask the whole world who is Buddha?
- 华严经问答(華嚴經問答) Questions and Answers on the Avataṃsaka sūtra
- 敢于发问 问出智慧 长于听闻 闻出对话 善于沟通 谈出共识 勇于思考 想出创意 严于磨鍊 鍊出实力 安于静修 修出道念(敢於發問 問出智慧 長於聽聞 聞出對話 善於溝通 談出共識 勇於思考 想出創意 嚴於磨鍊 鍊出實力 安於靜修 修出道念) When you are brave enough to ask questions, wisdom is what you get. When you are a patient listener, communication is what you achieve. When you are a good communicator, consensus is what you attain. When you are a freethinker, creativity is what you attain. When you are a persistent challenger, skill is what you acquire. When you are a calm practitioner, commitment to the Way is what you gain.
- 思益梵天问经(思益梵天問經) Viśeṣacintabrahma-paripṛcchā sūtra
- 虚空藏菩萨问七佛陀罗尼呪经(虛空藏菩薩問七佛陀羅尼呪經) Saptabuddhakasūtra; Xukong Zang Pusa Wen Qi Fo Tuoluoni Zhou Jing
- 目连问戒律中五百轻重事(目連問戒律中五百輕重事) Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi
- 佛教常识问答(佛教常識問答) Questions and Answers on the General Knowledge of Buddhism
- 胜军王所问经(勝軍王所問經) Rājāvavādakasūtra; Fo Shuo Sheng Jun Wang Suo Wen Jing
- 大梵天王问佛決疑经(大梵天王問佛決疑經) sūtra on the Questions Put to the Buddha by the Mahabrahma King to Resolve Doubts
- 虚空藏菩萨诸问七佛陀罗尼呪经(虚空藏菩薩諸問七佛陀羅尼呪經) Dharani of the Space-Store Bodhisattva’s Questions to Seven Buddhas
- 须真天子所问经(須真天子所問經) Suvikrāntacintādevaputraparipṛcchā
- 华严五十要问答(華嚴五十要問答) Fifty Questions and Answers from the Avataṃsaka sūtra
- 请问(請問) may I ask ; question; paripṛcchā
- 佛说目连问戒律中五百轻重事经(佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事經) Fo Shuo Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi Jing
- 文殊问菩萨署经(文殊問菩薩署經) Sutra on the Division of Bodhisattva asked by Manjusri
- 机缘问答(機緣問答) precedent encounter dialog
- 苏婆呼童子请问经(蘇婆呼童子請問經) Questions of the Youth Subahu; Supohu Tongzi Qingwen Jing
- 大乘善见变化文殊师利问法经(大乘善見變化文殊師利問法經) The Beautiful Transformations of the Dharma of Mañjuśrī's Questions; Dasheng Shan Jian Bianhua Wenshushili Wen Fa Jing
- 大威灯光仙人问疑经(大威燈光仙人問疑經) Paramārthadharmavijayasūtra; Da Wei Dengguang Xianren Wen Yi Jing
- 佛说妙吉祥菩萨所问大乘法螺经(佛說妙吉祥菩薩所問大乘法螺經) Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā; Fo Shuo Miao Jixiang Pusa Suo Wen Dasheng Faluo Jing
- 尊胜菩萨所问一切诸法入无量门陀罗尼经(尊勝菩薩所問一切諸法入無量門陀羅尼經) Sutra of the Unsurpassed Bodhisattva who asks about All Dharmas, Enters the Boundless Dharma Gate Dharani; Zun Sheng Pusa Suo Wen Yiqie Zhu Fa Ru Wuliang Men Tuoluoni Jing
- 护国尊者所问大乘经(護國尊者所問大乘經) The Question of Rāstrapāla; Hu Guo Zunzhe Suo Wen Dasheng Jing
- 外道问圣大乘法无我义经(外道問聖大乘法無我義經) Nairātmyaparipṛcchānirdeśa; Wai Dao Wen Sheng Dasheng Fa Wuwo Yi Jing
- 通玄百问(通玄百問) Tongxuan's Hundred Questions
- 问难(問難) Interrogation
- 不思议光菩萨所问经(不思議光菩薩所問經) sūtra on Questions asked by Acintyaprabhā Bodhisattva
- 心怀度众慈悲愿,身似法海不系舟,问我平生何功德,佛光普照五大洲(心懷度眾慈悲願,身似法海不繫舟,問我平生何功德,佛光普照五大洲) A heart with compassionate vows to save sentient beings
Also contained in
刨根问底 、 普通问题 、 逼问 、 问鼎 、 嘘寒问暖 、 经济问题 、 两岸问题 、 拷问 、 卜问 、 无人问津 、 不问青红皂白 、 动问 、 常见问题 、 做学问 、 安全问题 、 问荆 、 讯问 、 毫无疑问 、 责问 、 按问 、 问责 、 介质访问控制
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 423
- Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi 佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事 — count: 412
- Scroll 1 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 345
- Scroll 2 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 306
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 298
- Scroll 22 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 287
- Scroll 24 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 282 , has English translation
- Scroll 20 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 280 , has English translation
- Scroll 17 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 277 , has English translation
- Scroll 25 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 277 , has English translation
Collocations
- 諮问 (諮問) 汝等可往諮問所疑 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 11
- 来问 (來問) 來問我者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
- 问佛 (問佛) 問佛消息 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 问异 (問異) 異問異答 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 8
- 佛问 (佛問) 佛問梵志 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 7
- 问御 (問禦) 父王復問御者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 问现 (問現) 我問現得報不 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 6
- 往问 (往問) 汝等今者可往問王 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 6
- 问阿难 (問阿難) 世尊知時故問阿難 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 问阿那律 (問阿那律) 阿難問阿那律 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 6