审问 (shěn wèn) — to interrogate, to question (formally)

Definition

Examples

• 警察正在审问嫌疑人。
  Jǐng chá zhèng zài shěn wèn xián yí rén.
  The police are interrogating the suspect.
• 他被审问了好几个小时。
  Tā bèi shěn wèn le hǎo jǐ gè xiǎo shí.
  He was interrogated for several hours.
• 法官亲自审问了证人。
  Fǎ guān qīn zì shěn wèn le zhèng rén.
  The judge personally questioned the witness.