Translations for „asking“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

ask [ɑːsk] VB trans

1. ask:

ask

问 wèn

ask

询问 xúnwèn

2. ask:

ask

要求 yāoqiú

ask

请求 qǐngqiú

She asked advice of him.

她征求他的意见。

3. ask:

ask

邀请 yāoqǐng

I asked her in for a drink.

我请她进来喝点东西。

4. ask:

ask

索(价) suǒ

They asked ＄15 for the table.

那张桌子他们索价15美元。

Phrases:

ask after

探问 tànwèn

ask after

问候 wènhòu

ask for

要求 yāoqiú

ask for

找(人) zhǎo

Usage examples with asking

She doesn't like asking for help.

她不愿意求助于人。

He is forever asking silly questions.

他老是问愚蠢的问题。

He is ever asking those silly questions.

他总是问那些愚蠢的问题。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The property was listed for sale with an asking price of $10 million in 2007 but failed to sell.

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She threw a complete strop pouting and pointing and asking someone to get a lawnmower to sort it out.

entertainment.ie

His sister sends him a letter asking him to get her a love potion instead.

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If he was asking those questions, surely other cottagers were asking them too.

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Or the deadbeat dole bludger asking to take a smoke off you?

www.kotaku.com.au

However, Iran refrained from asking for the produced uranium.

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After failing to get back the skull by asking nicely, the thieves embark on mission to steal it.

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After that, he collects them again, asking them gleefully to kneel down and worship him while he brings in a new world.

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The union was not asking for positive discrimination in recruitment practices - but just wanted to see fairness.

www.independent.co.uk

The white-tie dress code was asking for trouble when it came to the red carpet.

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