How to say it in Chinese

Problem in Chinese

problem · HSK 1

问题 wèn tí

  1. 问 wèn to ask
  2. 题 tí topic

Counted with 个: 一个问题 yí gè wèntí

我的电脑出问题了。 Something's wrong with my computer.

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Other ways to say problem

More words with 问 or 题

How do you say problem in Chinese?

Problem in Chinese is 问题 (wèn tí). You can also say 困难 (kùn nan), 毛病 (máo bìng), 题 (tí), 课题 (kè tí).

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.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.