提问
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
提问 (tíwèn) · to ask a question
提问 (tíwèn) means “to ask a question; to put questions to”. It is written with 2 characters: 提 (to carry) + 问 (to ask). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 提问 is built
The characters
提 tí · to carry
What 提 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 是shì — to be
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 是 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
问 wèn · to ask
What 问 is made of
- 门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 门 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师提问了小明。Lǎoshī tíwèn le Xiǎo Míng.The teacher called on Xiaoming with a question.
有问题可以提问。Yǒu wèntí kěyǐ tíwèn.If you have questions, you can ask.
Questions about 提问
What does 提问 mean?
提问 (tíwèn) means “to ask a question; to put questions to”.
How do you pronounce 提问?
提问 is pronounced tíwèn.
Which HSK level is 提问?
提问 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 提出tíchūto put forward
- 提到tídàoto mention
- 提高tígāoto raise
- 提前tíqiánin advance
- 提供tígōngto provide
- 提醒tíxǐngto remind
- 提倡tíchàngto promote
- 提纲tígāngoutline
- 前提qiántíprecondition
- 提拔tíbáto promote (to a higher post)
Learn 提问 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.