请问 (qǐngwèn) means May I ask. Below are 15 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请问 卫生间怎么走？
Qǐngwèn wèishēngjiān zěnme zǒu?
Excuse me, how do I get to the toilet?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 卫生间
请问 怎么换人民币？
Qǐngwèn zěnme huàn rénmínbì?
Excuse me, how do I change money into renminbi?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 人民币
喂， 请问 李老师在吗？
Wèi, qǐngwèn Lǐ lǎoshī zài ma?
Hello, is Teacher Li there please?
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 喂
请问 车站在哪个方向？
Qǐngwèn chēzhàn zài nǎge fāngxiàng?
Excuse me, in which direction is the station?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 方向
请问 您的职业是什么？
Qǐngwèn nín de zhíyè shì shénme?
May I ask what your occupation is?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 职业
请问 这个座位有人吗？
Qǐngwèn zhège zuòwèi yǒu rén ma?
Excuse me, is this seat taken?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 座位
你好， 请问 洗手间在哪里？
Nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?
Hello, may I ask where the restroom is?
Dictionary example · 你好
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From the graded readers
我走过去问他：“ 请问 ，火车站怎么走？”
wǒ zǒu guòqù wèn tā:" qǐngwèn, huǒchēzhàn zěnme zǒu?"
I went over and asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to the station?"
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
From the travel phrasebook
请问 行李在哪里取？
Qǐngwèn xíngli zài nǎlǐ qǔ?
Excuse me, where do I collect my luggage?
Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration
请问 检票口在哪儿？
Qǐngwèn jiǎnpiàokǒu zài nǎr?
Where is the ticket gate, please?
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
Questions about 请问
How is 请问 used in a sentence?
This page shows 15 sentences using 请问 (qǐngwèn, "May I ask"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Where can I see the full entry for 请问?
The dictionary page for 请问 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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