Inquire in Chinese
to inquire · HSK 5
打听
- 打 to hit
- 听 to listen
我向他打听去车站的路。 I asked him the way to the station.
Other ways to say inquire
More words with 打 or 听
How do you say inquire in Chinese?
Inquire in Chinese is 打听 (dǎ ting). You can also say 询问 (xún wèn), 查询 (chá xún).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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