问题 (wèn tí) — question; problem, issue

Definition

问题 (wèntí) is a general noun for 'question' (something you ask) or 'problem' (something you need to solve). It's broader than 题 (tí, HSK2), which specifically means an exam question or a topic, and 话题 (huàtí, HSK5), which is a conversation topic. 难题 (nántí, HSK3) is a subset — a 'difficult problem'.

noun

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Measure word · 个

Examples

问题？
Zhè shì shénme wèn tí?
What is this question?
问题。
Wǒ méiyǒu wèn tí.
I have no problem.
问题。
Zhè ge wèn tí hěn dà.
This problem is very big.

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