ASK - Translation from English into Chinese

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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

Present
I	ask
you	ask
he/she/it	asks
we	ask
you	ask
they	ask

Past
I	asked
you	asked
he/she/it	asked
we	asked
you	asked
they	asked

Present Perfect
I	have	asked
you	have	asked
he/she/it	has	asked
we	have	asked
you	have	asked
they	have	asked

Past Perfect
I	had	asked
you	had	asked
he/she/it	had	asked
we	had	asked
you	had	asked
they	had	asked

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ask for: 找(人) zhǎo

ask after: 探问 tànwèn

ask for sick leave: 请病假

ask [or look] for trouble: 自找麻烦 zìzhǎo máfan

ask sb for mercy: 请求某人宽恕

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Sally had to ask the judge for a contingency fund.

www.independent.co.uk

Should ask users who experience failure of their phones what their battery charger interface looks like.

www.gizmodo.com.au

Ask what positions they hold in the company, and they look at each other blankly.

www.newsobserver.com

When you find yourself pussyfooting around and not getting what you need, ask yourself whether you're feeling intimidated or timid, and why.

www.fastcompany.com

Physically, they were as strong and healthy as anyone could ask, but their expressions revealed all too clearly that spiritually they were calloused and numb.

en.wikipedia.org