问 (問) wèn

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. wèn verb to hold responsible
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC '问' v 4; CED '问' 4; NCCED '问' 4)
5. 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)
6. wèn verb to rebuke
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 1c)
7. 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)
8. wèn noun news
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Ci Yuan '問' 7; Kroll 2015 '問' 4, p. 477; NCCED '问' 8)
9. wèn verb to propose marriage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 5, p. 477)
10. 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)
11. wèn verb to research
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 研究 (GHC '问' 5)
12. wèn proper noun Wen
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (GHC '问' 11)
13. wèn preposition to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 向 (GHC '问' 9; NCCED '问' 7)
14. wèn noun a question
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '问' 9)
15. 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

• 苏婆呼请问经(蘇婆呼請問經) Questions of Subahu
• 问菩萨为何倒坐 叹众生不肯回头(問菩薩為何倒坐 嘆眾生不肯回頭) One asks why the bodhisattva is sitting backwards; He sighs about beings refusing to change direction.
• 宝女所问经(寶女所問經) Mahāyānopadeśa; Bao Nu Suo Wen Jing
• 弥勒菩萨所问本愿经(彌勒菩薩所問本願經) Maitreyaparipṛcchā; Mile Pusa Suo Wen Benyuan Jing
• 佛教对当代问题的探讨(佛教對當代問題的探討) A Look at Modern Social issues
• 海慧菩萨所问净印法门经(海慧菩薩所問淨印法門經) Sutra on the Questions of Haihui Bodhisattva on the Practice of the Pure Seals
• 除盖障菩萨所问经(除蓋障菩薩所問經) Ratnameghasūtra; Chu Gai Zhang Pusa Suo Wen Jing
• 圣善住意天子所问经(聖善住意天子所問經) Suṣṭhitamatidevaputraparipṛcchā (Sheng Shan Zhu Yi Tianzi Suo Wen Jing)
• 无垢优婆夷问经(無垢優婆夷問經) Wugou Youpoyi Wen Jing
• 问难(問難) Interrogation
• 圆明百问(圓明百問) a hundred questions from Yong Zheng
• 贫僧有话要说系列 – 我对问题的回答(貧僧有話要說系列 – 我對問題的回答) Buddhism in Every Step: Hear Me Out – My Answers
• 弥兰王问经(彌蘭王問經) Milinda Panha; Questions of Milinda
• 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
• 梁武帝问达磨(梁武帝問達磨) Emperor Wu asks questions of Bodhidharma
• 百千颂大集经地藏菩萨请问法身赞(百千頌大集經地藏菩薩請問法身讚) Bai Qian Song Da Ji Jing Dizang Pusa Qingwen Fashen Zan
• 十二部经; 1. 长行 2. 重颂 3. 孤起 4. 譬喻5. 因缘 6. 无问自说 7. 本生 8. 本事 9. 未曾有 10. 方广 11. 论议 12. 授记(十二部經; 1. 長行 2. 重頌 3. 孤起 4. 譬喻5. 因緣 6. 無問自說 7. 本生 8. 本事 9. 未曾有 10. 方廣 11. 論議 12. 授記) Twelve Divisions of Sutras: 1. Sutra (discourses); 2. Geya (repeated verses); 3. Gatha (verses); 4. Avadana (parables); 5. Nidana (expositions of causes); 6. Udana (unprompted teachings); 7. Jataka (stories of the Buddha’s previous lives); 8. Itivrttaka (stories of the disciples’ previous lives); 9. Abdhutadharma (miracles); 10. Vaipulya (profound teachings); 11. Upadesa (debates); 12. Vyakarana (prophecies)
• 譬喻问号(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎浅乎？ 戒律似老师， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收无收？ 供养似奉献， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暂？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 语言似冬阳， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春风， 是真是假？ 时间似车轮， 该快该慢？ 精进似电力， 是动是停？(譬喻問號(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎淺乎？ 戒律似老師， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收無收？ 供養似奉獻， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暫？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 語言似冬陽， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春風， 是真是假？ 時間似車輪， 該快該慢？ 精進似電力， 是動是停？) Metaphors (2) Wisdom is an ocean. Is it shallow or deep? Precepts are teachers. Are they righteous or not? Generosity is cultivation. Will there be harvests or not? Offering is dedication. Is it genuine or pretentious? Beauty is a spring blossom. Does it last long or short? Desire is thirst. Is it too much or too little? Words are the winter sun. Do they warm or burn? Smile is a spring breeze. Is it real or fake? Time is a cartwheel. Should it go fast or slow? Diligence is electricity. Should it energize or stop?
• 人间佛教当代问题座谈会(人間佛教當代問題座談會) Humanistic Buddhism and Modern Social Issues
• 文殊师利问经(文殊師利問經) The Sutra of Mañjuśrī’s Questions; Wenshushili Wen Jing
• 持心梵天所问经(持心梵天所問經) Brahmaviśeṣacintīparipṛcchā; Chi Xin Fantian Suo Wen Jing
• 譬喻问号(一) 黄金似蛇蝎， 有毒无毒？ 恶口似粪坑， 是香是臭？ 冷淡似寒冰， 是凉是热？ 瞋恚似烈火， 可怕不怕？ 信心似禾苗， 是长是消？ 罪恶似臭水， 难闻好闻？ 正见似盔甲， 是安不安？ 忏悔似净水， 是清是染？ 忍辱似盾牌， 有用无用？ 知足似乐园， 好看难看？(譬喻問號(一) 黃金似蛇蠍， 有毒無毒？ 惡口似糞坑， 是香是臭？ 冷淡似寒冰， 是涼是熱？ 瞋恚似烈火， 可怕不怕？ 信心似禾苗， 是長是消？ 罪惡似臭水， 難聞好聞？ 正見似盔甲， 是安不安？ 懺悔似淨水， 是清是染？ 忍辱似盾牌， 有用無用？ 知足似樂園， 好看難看？) Metaphors (1) Gold is a snake. Is it poisonous or not? Harsh speech is a cesspit. Is it fragrant or odorous? Coldness is ice. Does it freeze or burn? Anger is burning fire. Is it frightening or not? Faith is a sprout. Does it grow or wilt? Transgression is stinky water. Does it smell good or bad? Right view is an armor. Is it safe or not? Repentance is purifying water. Is it clean or polluted? Patience is a shield. Does it protect or not? Contentment is paradise. Is it beautiful or ugly?
• 佛说胜军王所问经(佛說勝軍王所問經) Rājāvavādakasūtra; Fo Shuo Sheng Jun Wang Suo Wen Jing

Also contained in

问责性 、 套问 、 毫无疑问 、 问卷 、 查问 、 询问 、 介质访问控制层 、 天问 、 出问题 、 轻量目录访问协议 、 访贫问苦 、 问言 、 推问 、 访亲问友 、 核问题 、 三体问题 、 慰问 、 质问 、 问安 、 逼问 、 询根问底 、 问心有愧 、 遥问 、 问责 、 常问问题 、 有学问 、 承问 、 安全问题

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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 25 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 277 , has English translation
• Scroll 17 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
• 今问 (今問) 我今問汝 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — 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