What does 问 (wèn | wen4) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

请问你贵姓？
qing3 wen4 ni3 gui4 xing4?
May I ask your name?

我能问个问题吗？
wǒ néng wèn gè wèn tí má?
May I ask a question? | Can I ask a question?

代我问候你妈妈。
dai4 wo3 wen4 hou4 ni3 ma1 ma1.
Say hello to your mum for me.

代我问候你妹妹。
dai4 wo3 wen4 hou4 ni3 mei4 mei4.
Say hello to your sister for me.

她问了怎么烧鱼。
ta1 wen4 liao3 zen3 me shao1 yu2.
She asked how to cook the fish.

我能问一些问题吗？
wǒ néng wèn yī xiē wèn tí má?
May I ask a few questions?

他向那位女士问好。
tā xiàng nà wèi nǚ shì wèn hǎo.
He saluted the lady. | He said hello to the woman.

请问你在哪里工作？
qing3 wen4 ni3 zai4 na3 li3 gong1 zuo4?
Where do you work? | May I ask where you work?

问问他会不会说日语。
wen4 wen4 ta1 hui4 bu4 hui4 shuo1 ri4 yu3.
Ask him if he can speak Japanese.

等她回来的时候问问她。
děng tā huí lái de shí hòu wèn wèn tā.
Ask her when she comes back. | Wait for her to return then ask her.

你会去访问其他国家吗？
ni3 hui4 qu4 fang3 wen4 qi2 ta1 guo2 jia1 ma2?
Are you going to visit any other countries?

问他会不会来参加会议。
wen4 ta1 hui4 bu4 hui4 lai2 can1 jia1 hui4 yi4.
Ask him if he will attend the meeting.

如何克服日元升高是个大问题。
rú hé kè fú rì yuán shēng gāo shì gè dà wèn tí.
How to overcome the high value of the yen is a big problem.

这个问题让小学生解决太难了。
zhe4 ge4 wen4 ti2 rang4 xiao3 xue2 sheng1 jie3 jue2 tai4 nan2 liao3.
This problem is too difficult for primary school children to solve.

他和许多其他人一样问了我同样的问题。
ta1 he2 xu3 duo1 qi2 ta1 ren2 yi1 yang4 wen4 liao3 wo3 tong2 yang4 de wen4 ti2.
He asked me questions similar to those asked by many others.

我们问老师：“我们可以参加你的婚礼吗？”.
wo3 men2 wen4 lao3 shi1 ：“ wo3 men2 ke3 yi3 can1 jia1 ni3 de hun1 li3 ma2 ？”
We asked our teacher: "Can we come to your wedding?".

如果你知道这个问题的答案的话,就请告诉我。
ru2 guo3 ni3 zhi1 dao4 zhe4 ge4 wen4 ti2 de da2 an4 de hua4, jiu4 qing3 gao4 su4 wo3.
If you know the answer to this question, please tell me.

虽然我很想知道他的名字，只是我的胆子太小了，不敢去问。
sui1 ran2 wo3 hen3 xiang3 zhi1 dao4 ta1 de ming2 zi4, zhi1 shi4 wo3 de dan3 zi3 tai4 xiao3 liao3, bu4 gan3 qu4 wen4.
Even though I really want to know his name, I don't have enough courage, and I'm afraid to go ask.

美国，我们已经走过了一条漫漫长路。我们已经历了很多。但是我们仍有很多事情要做。因此今夜，请让我们自问--如果我们的孩子能够活到下个世纪；如果我的女儿有幸活得和安一样长，她们将会看到怎样的改变？我们将会取得什么样的进步。
mei3 guo2, wo3 men2 yi3 jing1 zou3 guo4 liao3 yi1 tiao2 man4 man4 chang2 lu4.wo3 men2 yi3 jing1 li4 liao3 hen3 duo1.dan4 shi4 wo3 men2 reng2 you3 hen3 duo1 shi4 qing2 yao4 zuo4.yin1 ci3 jin1 ye4, qing3 rang4 wo3 men2 zi4 wen4 -- ru2 guo3 wo3 men2 de hai2 zi3 neng2 gou4 huo2 dao4 xia4 ge4 shi4 ji4 ； ru2 guo3 wo3 de nv3 er2 you3 xing4 huo2 de2 he2 an1 yi1 yang4 chang2, ta1 men2 jiang1 hui4 kan4 dao4 zen3 yang4 de gai3 bian4?wo3 men2 jiang1 hui4 qu3 de2 shen2 me yang4 de jin4 bu4.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves, if our children should live to see the next century, if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

	The Chinese word
	问
	is pronounced
	wèn \| wen4
	means
	to ask

	Examples:
	请问你贵姓？ qing3 wen4 ni3 gui4 xing4? May I ask your name?
	我能问个问题吗？ wǒ néng wèn gè wèn tí má? May I ask a question? \| Can I ask a question?
	代我问候你妈妈。 dai4 wo3 wen4 hou4 ni3 ma1 ma1. Say hello to your mum for me.
	代我问候你妹妹。 dai4 wo3 wen4 hou4 ni3 mei4 mei4. Say hello to your sister for me.
	她问了怎么烧鱼。 ta1 wen4 liao3 zen3 me shao1 yu2. She asked how to cook the fish.
	我能问一些问题吗？ wǒ néng wèn yī xiē wèn tí má? May I ask a few questions?
	他向那位女士问好。 tā xiàng nà wèi nǚ shì wèn hǎo. He saluted the lady. \| He said hello to the woman.
	请问你在哪里工作？ qing3 wen4 ni3 zai4 na3 li3 gong1 zuo4? Where do you work? \| May I ask where you work?
	问问他会不会说日语。 wen4 wen4 ta1 hui4 bu4 hui4 shuo1 ri4 yu3. Ask him if he can speak Japanese.
	等她回来的时候问问她。 děng tā huí lái de shí hòu wèn wèn tā. Ask her when she comes back. \| Wait for her to return then ask her.
	你会去访问其他国家吗？ ni3 hui4 qu4 fang3 wen4 qi2 ta1 guo2 jia1 ma2? Are you going to visit any other countries?
	问他会不会来参加会议。 wen4 ta1 hui4 bu4 hui4 lai2 can1 jia1 hui4 yi4. Ask him if he will attend the meeting.
	如何克服日元升高是个大问题。 rú hé kè fú rì yuán shēng gāo shì gè dà wèn tí. How to overcome the high value of the yen is a big problem.
	这个问题让小学生解决太难了。 zhe4 ge4 wen4 ti2 rang4 xiao3 xue2 sheng1 jie3 jue2 tai4 nan2 liao3. This problem is too difficult for primary school children to solve.
	他和许多其他人一样问了我同样的问题。 ta1 he2 xu3 duo1 qi2 ta1 ren2 yi1 yang4 wen4 liao3 wo3 tong2 yang4 de wen4 ti2. He asked me questions similar to those asked by many others.
	我们问老师：“我们可以参加你的婚礼吗？”. wo3 men2 wen4 lao3 shi1 ：“ wo3 men2 ke3 yi3 can1 jia1 ni3 de hun1 li3 ma2 ？” We asked our teacher: "Can we come to your wedding?".
	如果你知道这个问题的答案的话,就请告诉我。 ru2 guo3 ni3 zhi1 dao4 zhe4 ge4 wen4 ti2 de da2 an4 de hua4, jiu4 qing3 gao4 su4 wo3. If you know the answer to this question, please tell me.
	虽然我很想知道他的名字，只是我的胆子太小了，不敢去问。 sui1 ran2 wo3 hen3 xiang3 zhi1 dao4 ta1 de ming2 zi4, zhi1 shi4 wo3 de dan3 zi3 tai4 xiao3 liao3, bu4 gan3 qu4 wen4. Even though I really want to know his name, I don't have enough courage, and I'm afraid to go ask.
	美国，我们已经走过了一条漫漫长路。我们已经历了很多。但是我们仍有很多事情要做。因此今夜，请让我们自问--如果我们的孩子能够活到下个世纪；如果我的女儿有幸活得和安一样长，她们将会看到怎样的改变？我们将会取得什么样的进步。 mei3 guo2, wo3 men2 yi3 jing1 zou3 guo4 liao3 yi1 tiao2 man4 man4 chang2 lu4.wo3 men2 yi3 jing1 li4 liao3 hen3 duo1.dan4 shi4 wo3 men2 reng2 you3 hen3 duo1 shi4 qing2 yao4 zuo4.yin1 ci3 jin1 ye4, qing3 rang4 wo3 men2 zi4 wen4 -- ru2 guo3 wo3 men2 de hai2 zi3 neng2 gou4 huo2 dao4 xia4 ge4 shi4 ji4 ； ru2 guo3 wo3 de nv3 er2 you3 xing4 huo2 de2 he2 an1 yi1 yang4 chang2, ta1 men2 jiang1 hui4 kan4 dao4 zen3 yang4 de gai3 bian4?wo3 men2 jiang1 hui4 qu3 de2 shen2 me yang4 de jin4 bu4. America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves, if our children should live to see the next century, if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org