明知故问
míngzhī-gùwènTraditional 明知故問
to ask a question one already knows the answer to
Every meaning
míngzhī-gùwèn
- to ask a question one already knows the answer to
Its characters
- 明míngbright; light
- 知zhīto know
- 故gùreason; cause (as in 缘故)
- 问wènto ask
Words with 明
Words with 知
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.