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问世 (wèn shì): Be published (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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问 • wèn • to ask • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
wèn问

to ask

世 • shì • generation, world, era
shì世

generation, world, era

Word Info

Pinyinwèn shì
Meaningbe published; come out
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 问世.

  • 暧昧ài mèiambiguous; equivocal; dubious
  • 编织biān zhīto weave
  • 不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand
  • 表决biǎo juédecide by vote
  • 残忍cán rěncruel; ruthless; merciless
  • 测量cè liángmeasure; survey; gauge
  • 变故biàn gùunforeseen event; accident; mishap
  • 伯母bó mǔaunt [wife of father's elder brother]
  • 奥秘ào mìprofound mystery; secret
  • 昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly
  • 别致bié zhìunconventional; interesting and novel; new and unusal
  • 仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 问世.

Words with 问
  • 请问qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?
  • 问题wèn típroblem
  • 学问xué wènlearning; knowledge; scholarship
  • 提问
tí wèn
ask a question; put questions to; quiz
  • 疑问yí wènquery; problem; doubt
  • 询问xún wènask about; enquire
  • 问候wèn hòusend one's greetings to
  • 问卷wèn juànquestionnaire
    • Words with 世
    • 世界shì jièworld
    • 世纪shì jìcentury
    • 去世qù shìdie; pass away
    • 世代shì dàigeneration
    • 逝世shì shìpass away; die
    • 举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùattract worldwide attention
    • 世人shì rénpeople / the public
    • 世故shì guWorldly-wise
    4.

    How to Use 问世 in Sentences

    Verb + Complementwith多年
    wèn问
    shì世
    duō多
    nián年
    neutral
    released for many years
    Subject + Verbwith新产品
    xīn新
    chǎn产
    pǐn品
    wèn问
    shì世
    Adverb + Verb
    jí即
    jiāng将
    wèn问
    shì世
    5.

    Example Sentences with 问世

    zhè这
    běn本
    shū书
    wèn问
    shì世
    le了
    neutral
    new product launch
    neutral
    about to be released
    zhèng正
    shì式
    wèn问
    shì世
    formal
    officially released
    。
    This book has been published.
    zhè这
    bù部
    bèi备
    shòu受
    zhǔ瞩
    mù目
    dì的
    kē科
    huàn幻
    xiǎo小
    shuō说
    zhōng终
    yú于
    wèn问
    shì世
    ，
    lì立
    kè刻
    yǐn引
    fā发
    le了
    guǎng广
    fàn泛
    tǎo讨
    lùn论
    。
    This highly anticipated science fiction novel has finally been published, immediately sparking widespread discussion.
    nǐ你
    tīng听
    shuō说
    nà那
    kuǎn款
    gé革
    mìng命
    xìng性
    de的
    shǒu手
    jī机
    cāo操
    zuò作
    xì系
    tǒng统
    jí即
    jiāng将
    wèn问
    shì世
    le了
    ma吗
    ？
    Have you heard that the revolutionary mobile operating system is about to come out?
    zhè这
    kuǎn款
    xīn新
    chǎn产
    pǐn品
    jí即
    jiāng将
    wèn问
    shì世
    ，
    dà大
    jiā家
    dōu都
    hěn很
    qī期
    dài待
    。
    This new product is about to be launched, and everyone is looking forward to it.
    tā他
    gào告
    su诉
    wǒ我
    ，
    tā他
    cān参
    yù与
    yán研
    fā发
    de的
    xīn新
    yào药
    xià下
    gè个
    yuè月
    jiù就
    yào要
    zhèng正
    shì式
    wèn问
    shì世
    le了
    。
    He told me that the new drug he participated in developing will officially come out next month.