问路
HSK 2 (2021)
问路 (wènlù) · to ask the way
问路 (wènlù) means “to ask the way”. It is written with 2 characters: 问 (to ask) + 路 (road). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 问路 is built
The characters
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)
路 lù · road
What 路 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 各gè — individual
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 各 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们下车问路吧。Wǒmen xià chē wènlù ba.Let's get out and ask for directions.
他向我问路。Tā xiàng wǒ wènlù.He asked me the way.
Questions about 问路
What does 问路 mean?
问路 (wènlù) means “to ask the way”.
How do you pronounce 问路?
问路 is pronounced wènlù.
Which HSK level is 问路?
问路 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 请问qǐngwènmay I ask
- 问题wèntíquestion
- 访问fǎngwènto visit
- 提问tíwènto ask a question
- 问候wènhòuto greet
- 学问xuéwènknowledge
- 疑问yíwènquestion
- 询问xúnwènto inquire
- 反问fǎnwènto ask back
- 顾问gùwènadviser
Learn 问路 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.