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Jyutping man6 dou6
Pinyin wèn dao

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to ask (a question, used with direct speech)

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Jyutping man6 dou6
Pinyin wèn dào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to ask the way
  2. to ask
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to ask (a question, used with direct speech)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “以前我们没在哪儿见过吗?”学生问道。
    “以前我們沒在哪兒見過嗎?”學生問道。
    “ yǐ qián wǒ men méi zài nǎ er jiàn guò ma ?” xué sheng wèn dào 。
    • "Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.
  2. Mandarin
    “怎么回事?”小白兔问道。
    “怎麼回事?”小白兔問道。
    “ zěn me huí shì ?” xiǎo bái tù wèn dào 。
    • "What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.
  3. Mandarin
    职员问道:“能不能给我看一下您的驾驶证作为身份证明呢?”
    職員問道:“能不能給我看一下您的駕駛證作為身份證明呢?”
    zhí yuán wèn dào :“ néng bù néng gěi wǒ kàn yī xià nín de jià shǐ zhèng zuò wéi shēn fèn zhèng míng ne ?”
    • "May I please see your driver's license for identification?" said the clerk.
  4. Mandarin
    狄马走进门里,身上还带著前晚留下来的气味。「您想买西装吗?」店员问道。
    狄馬走進門裏,身上還帶著前晚留下來的氣味。「您想買西裝嗎?」店員問道。
    dí mǎ zǒu jìn mén lǐ , shēn shang hái dài zhù qián wǎn liú xià lái de qì wèi 。「 nín xiǎng mǎi xī zhuāng ma ?」 diàn yuán wèn dào 。
    • "Would you like to buy a suit?" the shopkeeper asked Dima, who brought the smells of the previous night with him as he walked through the door.
  5. Mandarin
    「故事?」妇女问道。「您是什么意思?」
    「故事?」婦女問道。「您是什麼意思?」
    「 gù shì ?」 fù nǚ wèn dào 。「 nín shì shén me yì si ?」
    • "'Story'?" the woman asked. "What do you mean?"