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title: "Tiwen Meaning: 提问 (to ask a question) or 体温 (body temperature)?"
description: "提问 (traditional 提問, tíwèn) means “to ask a question; question”. Not the tiwen you heard? See 体温. Hear its tones, see what 提 and 问 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiwen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 提问 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

提问 tíwèn

## to ask a question; question

## Its characters

1. 提 tí to lift
2. 问 wèn to ask

## In a sentence

有问题可以举手提问。 If you have questions, raise your hand to ask.

[More about 提问](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8F%90%E9%97%AE)

## Other words said tiwen

- [体温tǐwēnbody temperature](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%93%E6%B8%A9)

## More words with 提 or 问

- [访问 fǎngwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangwen)
- [顾问 gùwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guwen)
- [前提 qiántí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianti)
- [请问 qǐngwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingwen)
- [提拔 tíbá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiba)
- [提倡 tíchàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tichang)
- [提出 tíchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tichu)
- [提到 tídào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tidao)
- [提高 tígāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tigao)
- [提供 tígōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tigong)

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