What does 请问 mean in Chinese?

请问 (qǐng wèn) means "Excuse me, may I ask...?" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 请问?

请问 is pronounced "qǐng wèn" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

请问 is made up of the characters 请, 问. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 请问 using our stroke order tool.

请问

qǐng wèn

Excuse me, may I ask...?

Traditional: 請問

请问，学校在哪里？

Qǐngwèn, xuéxiào zài nǎlǐ

Excuse me, where is the school?

HSK 3.0: Level 1

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