created sense approved 试问/試問 · shìwèn · to ask — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
试问 / 試問
shìwèn
to ask
To ask a question tentatively; to inquire
试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to probe 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 试问/試問 · shìwèn · may we ask — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
试问 / 試問
shìwèn
may we ask
Used to introduce a rhetorical question, often when challenging a point of view or expressing disagreement; one might well ask
试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to probe 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition