审问

審問

shěnwèn

verb #4,597

Meanings

1 to interrogate
2 to question (a suspect)

Characters

to examine; to try (a case)

to ask; to question

Examples

HSK 3

他被审问了三个小时。

Tā bèi shěnwèn le sān gè xiǎoshí.

He was interrogated for three hours.

HSK 7-9

警察审问了嫌疑人。

Jǐngchá shěnwèn le xiányírén.

The police interrogated the suspect.

Tips

usage

审问 implies formal questioning by authorities, not casual asking. For casual questions, use 问.

Stroke Order

审 shěn

问 wèn