问
世

To be published in Chinese: 问世 (wèn shì)

wèn shì

to be published

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 問世1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be published
  2. 2to come out

Stroke order

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问
世

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄣˋ

wèn

ㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

问世

Simplified

問世

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这部小说一问世就很受欢迎。

    zhè bù xiǎo shuō yí wèn shì jiù hěn shòu huān yíng。

    This novel became very popular as soon as it came out.

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Related words

问

wèn

to ask

问题

wèn tí

question

世界

shì jiè

world

访问

fǎng wèn

to visit

世纪

shì jì

century

去世

qù shì

to pass away

提问

tí wèn

to question

问候

wèn hòu

to give one's respects

学问

xué wèn

learning

询问

xún wèn

to inquire

疑问

yí wèn

question

请问

qǐng wèn

Excuse me, may I ask...?

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