问题
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 2
问题 (wèntí) · question
问题 (wèntí) means “question; problem; issue”. It is written with 2 characters: 问 (to ask) + 题 (question). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 问题 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)
题 tí · question
What 题 is made of
- 是shì — to be
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 日rì — sun; day
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 是 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你有问题吗？Nǐ yǒu wèntí ma?Do you have any questions?
这不是大问题。Zhè bù shì dà wèntí.This isn't a big problem.
Questions about 问题
What does 问题 mean?
问题 (wèntí) means “question; problem; issue”.
How do you pronounce 问题?
问题 is pronounced wèntí.
Which HSK level is 问题?
问题 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 请问qǐngwènmay I ask
- 问路wènlùto ask the way
- 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 问题 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.