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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (1.1): 詢問。 Ask, inquire.
| 《·》: | 程繁問於子墨子曰：「夫子曰：1『聖王』」 | | Cheng Fan asked Mozi: "Sir, you say the sage-kings did not have music." | | 《·》: | 子禽問於子貢曰：「夫子至於是邦也，必聞其政，求之與？」 | | Zi Qin asked Zi Gong, saying, "When our master comes to any country, he does not fail to learn all about its government. Does he ask his information?" | | 《·》: | 卒然問曰：『天下惡乎定？』 | | Abruptly he asked me, "How can the kingdom be settled?" | | 《·》: | 肩吾問於連叔曰：「吾聞言於接輿，大而無當，往而不反。」 | | Jian Wu asked Lian Shu, saying, 'I heard Jie Yu talking words which were great, but had nothing corresponding to them (in reality); once gone, they could not be brought back.' | | 《·》: | 諸侯使大夫問於諸侯曰聘，約信曰誓，蒞牲曰盟。 | | When one prince sends a great officer to ask about another, it is called 'a message of friendly inquiry.' When there is a binding to mutual faith, it is called 'a solemn declaration.' When they use a victim, it is called 'a covenant.' | | 《·》: | 平公提觴而起為師曠壽，反坐而問曰：「音莫悲於清徵乎？」 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (1.2): 責問，追究。 Investigate, look into.
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (2): 問候，慰問。 Inquire after, give regards to.
| 《·》: | 問我諸姑、遂及伯姊。 | | [But] I would ask for my aunts, And then for my elder sister. | | 《》: | 燕王吊死問生，與百姓同其甘苦。 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (3): 審問，審訊。 Interrogate, question.
| 《·》: | 淑問如皋陶、在泮獻囚。 | | His examiners, wise as Gao-yao, Will here present their prisoners. | | 《·》: | 天子下吏驗問，有之。 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (4): 聘問。諸侯之間相互訪問的禮節。 Visit (another states).
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (5): 探討，研究。 Research, investigate.
| 《·》: | 善問者，如攻堅木，先其易者，後其節目，及其久也，相說以解。 | | The skilful questioner is like a workman addressing himself to deal with a hard tree. First he attacks the easy parts, and then the knotty. After a long time, the pupil and master talk together, and the subject is explained. |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (6): 贈送。 Give, present with.
| 《》: | 楚子使工尹襄問之以弓。 | | 《》: | 故寡人問子以璧，遺子以酒食，而求見子。 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (7): 告訴。 Tell.
| 《》: | 或以問孟嘗君曰：「為君舍人而內與夫人相愛，亦甚不義矣，君其殺之。」 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (8): 音訊。 Sound.
| 《》: | 曰，及瓜而代，期戍，公問不至。 | | 《·》: | 無知怒，公令連稱管至父戍葵丘，曰：「瓜時而往，及瓜時而來」，期戍，公問不至，請代不許。 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (9): 通“” wèn ㄨㄣˋ: 名聲，名望。 Reputation, fame.
| 《·》: | 夫盡小者大，積微者箸，德至者色澤洽，行盡而聲問遠，小人不誠於內而求之於外。 |
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