问道

問道

wèndào

verb #23,620

Meanings

1 to ask
2 to inquire (literary)
3 to ask a question (narrative usage)

Characters

to ask / to inquire

to say (literary) / road / way

Examples

她抬起头，问道："你去哪里？"

Tā táiqǐ tóu, wèndào: " Nǐ qù nǎlǐ? "

She raised her head and asked, "Where are you going?"

他不解地问道："为什么要这样做？"

Tā bùjiě de wèndào: " Wèishénme yào zhèyàng zuò? "

He asked in puzzlement, "Why do it this way?"

记者向发言人问道多个问题。

Jìzhě xiàng fāyánrén wèndào duō gè wèntí.

The reporter asked the spokesperson several questions.

Tips

grammar

问道 is a literary/narrative verb phrase used primarily in written Chinese to introduce direct speech. It is equivalent to 'asked' in English narrative. The spoken equivalent is simply 问. The character 道 here means 'to say' in a literary sense, not 'road.'

Stroke Order

问 wèn

道 dào