Chinese

問題

wèntí
question; query (Classifier: 個／个)
  • TOCFL 2
  • 问题

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  • characterChinese問 “to ask”
    • soundChinese門 “gate; door; entrance; opening; portal (Classifier: 扇 m mn; 道 m c; 度 c; 條／条 c; 隻／只 c; 片 mn)”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese題 “forehead”
    • soundChinese是 “this; this thing”
    • meaningChinese頁 “sheet (of paper)”
      • componentChinese首 “head”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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