created sense approved 借问/借問 · jièwèn · may I ask — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借问 / 借問
jièwèn
may I ask
A polite way to address someone when asking for information or directions, similar to "excuse me".
借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask
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created sense approved 借问/借問 · jièwèn · to inquire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借问 / 借問
jièwèn
to inquire
To ask someone about a matter; to make an inquiry.
借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 借问/借問 · jièwèn · let me ask — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借问 / 借問
jièwèn
let me ask
A rhetorical or hypothetical question used in poetry to introduce a topic, often followed immediately by the answer.
借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition