问 (問) wèn

1. wèn verb to ask
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Used in this sense (询问) in both modern and literary Chinese (ABC '问' v 1; Ci Yuan '問' 1; CED '问' 1; GHC '问' 1; Kroll 2015 '問' 1, p. 477; NCCED '问' 1)
2. wèn verb to inquire after
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 问候 (ABC '问' v 2; CED '问' 2; Ci Yuan '問' 4; Kroll 2015 '問' 2, p. 477; GHC '问' 2; NCCED '问' 2)
3. wèn verb to interrogate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 审问 (ABC '问' v 3; CED '问' 3; Kroll 2015 '問' 1b, p. 477; GHC '问' 3; NCCED '问' 3)
4. wèn verb to hold responsible
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC '问' v 4; CED '问' 4; NCCED '问' 4)
5. wèn verb to request something
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC '问' v 5; CED '问' 5; Kroll 2015 '問' 1a, p. 477)
6. wèn verb to rebuke
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 1c)
7. wèn verb to send an official mission bearing gifts
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 聘问 (Ci Yuan '問' 3; Kroll 2015 '問' 3, p. 477; GHC '问' 1)
8. wèn noun news
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Ci Yuan '問' 7; Kroll 2015 '問' 4, p. 477; NCCED '问' 8)
9. wèn verb to propose marriage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '問' 5, p. 477)
10. wén verb to inform
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 闻 (Ci Yuan '問' 8; Kroll 2015 '問' 6, p. 477; GHC '问' 7, 8)
11. wèn verb to research
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 研究 (GHC '问' 5)
12. wèn proper noun Wen
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (GHC '问' 11)
13. wèn preposition to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 向 (GHC '问' 9; NCCED '问' 7)
14. wèn noun a question
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '问' 9)
15. wèn verb ask; prccha
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pṛccha, or: paripṛcchā, or: √prach, Japanese: mon (BCSD '問', p. 258; DJBT '問', p. 43; MW 'paripṛcchā')

Contained in

• 富楼那问经(富樓那問經) Pūrṇaparipṛcchā; Fuluona Hui
• 譬喻问号(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎浅乎？ 戒律似老师， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收无收？ 供养似奉献， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暂？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 语言似冬阳， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春风， 是真是假？ 时间似车轮， 该快该慢？ 精进似电力， 是动是停？(譬喻問號(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎淺乎？ 戒律似老師， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收無收？ 供養似奉獻， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暫？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 語言似冬陽， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春風， 是真是假？ 時間似車輪， 該快該慢？ 精進似電力， 是動是停？) Metaphors (2) Wisdom is an ocean. Is it shallow or deep? Precepts are teachers. Are they righteous or not? Generosity is cultivation. Will there be harvests or not? Offering is dedication. Is it genuine or pretentious? Beauty is a spring blossom. Does it last long or short? Desire is thirst. Is it too much or too little? Words are the winter sun. Do they warm or burn? Smile is a spring breeze. Is it real or fake? Time is a cartwheel. Should it go fast or slow? Diligence is electricity. Should it energize or stop?
• 文殊问经字母品第十四(文殊問經字母品第十四) Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā; Wenshu Wen Jing Zimu Pin Di Shisi
• 弥勒菩萨所问本愿经(彌勒菩薩所問本願經) Questions of Maitreya; Maitreyaparipṛcchā
• 菩萨问明(菩薩問明) A Bodhisattva Asks for Clarification
• 中华佛教亲善访问团(中華佛教親善訪問團) Buddhist Goodwill Visiting Party of R.O.C.
• 大梵天王问佛決疑经(大梵天王問佛決疑經) sūtra on the Questions Put to the Buddha by the Mahabrahma King to Resolve Doubts
• 不思议光菩萨所问经(不思議光菩薩所問經) sūtra on Questions asked by Acintyaprabhā Bodhisattva
• 十二部经; 1. 长行 2. 重颂 3. 孤起 4. 譬喻5. 因缘 6. 无问自说 7. 本生 8. 本事 9. 未曾有 10. 方广 11. 论议 12. 授记(十二部經; 1. 長行 2. 重頌 3. 孤起 4. 譬喻5. 因緣 6. 無問自說 7. 本生 8. 本事 9. 未曾有 10. 方廣 11. 論議 12. 授記) Twelve Divisions of Sutras: 1. Sutra (discourses); 2. Geya (repeated verses); 3. Gatha (verses); 4. Avadana (parables); 5. Nidana (expositions of causes); 6. Udana (unprompted teachings); 7. Jataka (stories of the Buddha’s previous lives); 8. Itivrttaka (stories of the disciples’ previous lives); 9. Abdhutadharma (miracles); 10. Vaipulya (profound teachings); 11. Upadesa (debates); 12. Vyakarana (prophecies)
• 佛教对素食问题的看法(佛教對素食問題的看法) Buddhism in Every Step: Buddhism and Vegetarianism
• 海慧菩萨所问净印法门经(海慧菩薩所問淨印法門經) Sutra on the Questions of Haihui Bodhisattva on the Practice of the Pure Seals
• 除盖障菩萨所问经(除蓋障菩薩所問經) Ratnameghasūtra; Chu Gai Zhang Pusa Suo Wen Jing
• 鬼问目连经(鬼問目連經) Gui Wen Mulian Jing
• 富楼那问(富樓那問) Pūrṇaparipṛcchā
• 通玄问答集(通玄問答集) Tongxuan's Collection of Questions and Answers
• 大乘日子王所问经(大乘日子王所問經) Udayanavatsarājaparipṛcchānāmaparivarta (Dasheng Rizi Wang Suo Wen Jing)
• 大树紧那罗王所问经(大樹緊那羅王所問經) Drumakinnararājaparipṛcchā; Da Shu Jinnaluo Wang Suo Wen Jing
• 虚空藏菩萨问七佛陀罗尼呪经(虛空藏菩薩問七佛陀羅尼呪經) Saptabuddhakasūtra; Xukong Zang Pusa Wen Qi Fo Tuoluoni Zhou Jing
• 弥勒菩萨所问会(彌勒菩薩所問會) Maitreyaparipṛcchā; Mile Pusa Suo Wen Hui
• 目连问戒律中五百轻重事经(目連問戒律中五百輕重事經) Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi Jing
• 弥勒菩萨所问经论(彌勒菩薩所問經論) Maitreyaparipṛcchopadeśa; Mile Pusa Suo Wen Jinglun
• 苏婆呼请问经(蘇婆呼請問經) Questions of Subahu
• 君来问道无余说 云在青天水在瓶(君來問道無餘說 雲在青天水在瓶) Not much to be said on your question about the Way; The clouds are up in the sky and water in the vase.

Also contained in

问路 、 追问 、 寻问 、 造成问题 、 出问题 、 普通问题 、 责问 、 唐太宗李卫公问对 、 一问三不知 、 访问量 、 国事访问 、 安全问题 、 记问 、 问津 、 问荆 、 问言 、 审问 、 入境问俗 、 吊死问疾 、 置之不问 、 察问 、 见问 、 问住 、 探问 、 毫无疑问 、 逼问 、 询问台 、 刨根问底

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 423
• Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Mulian Wen Jie Lu Zhong Wu Bai Qing Zhong Shi 佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事 — count: 412
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 345
• Scroll 2 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 306
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 298
• Scroll 22 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 287
• Scroll 24 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 282 , has English translation
• Scroll 20 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 280 , has English translation
• Scroll 17 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 277 , has English translation
• Scroll 25 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 277 , has English translation

Collocations

• 諮问 (諮問) 汝等可往諮問所疑 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 11
• 问佛 (問佛) 問佛消息 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
• 来问 (來問) 來問我者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
• 问异 (問異) 異問異答 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 8
• 佛问 (佛問) 佛問梵志 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 7
• 问阿难 (問阿難) 世尊知時故問阿難 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 问阿那律 (問阿那律) 阿難問阿那律 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 6
• 问御 (問禦) 父王復問御者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 问现 (問現) 我問現得報不 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 6
• 今问 (今問) 我今問汝 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6