请问
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
请问 (qǐngwèn) · may I ask
请问 (qǐngwèn) means “may I ask”. It is written with 2 characters: 请 (please) + 问 (to ask). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 请问 is built
The characters
请 qǐng · please
What 请 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 青 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
请问，车站在哪儿？Qǐngwèn, chēzhàn zài nǎr?Excuse me, where is the station?
请问，您是李老师吗？Qǐngwèn, nín shì Lǐ lǎoshī ma?Excuse me, are you Teacher Li?
Questions about 请问
What does 请问 mean?
请问 (qǐngwèn) means “may I ask”.
How do you pronounce 请问?
请问 is pronounced qǐngwèn.
Which HSK level is 请问?
请问 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 请进qǐngjìnplease come in
- 请坐qǐngzuòplease sit down
- 请客qǐngkèto treat
- 请求qǐngqiúto ask
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
- 申请shēnqǐngto apply (for)
- 邀请yāoqǐngto invite
- 请柬qǐngjiǎninvitation card
- 请示qǐngshìto ask for instructions
Learn 请问 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.