hỏi
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Definition
- Verb:
- To ask; to question: To put a question to someone in order to get information or an answer.
- To inquire: To seek information by asking.
- To interrogate: To ask questions in a formal, thorough, or sometimes aggressive manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi muốn hỏi bạn một câu. (I want to ask you a question.)
- Cô ấy hỏi thăm về sức khỏe của mẹ tôi. (She inquired about my mother's health.)
- Cảnh sát sẽ hỏi người đàn ông đó. (The police will interrogate that man.)
Advanced Usage
"hỏi cung": to interrogate (formally, as in a legal or police context).
- Thẩm phán ra lệnh hỏi cung bị cáo. (The judge ordered the interrogation of the defendant.)
"hỏi ý kiến": to ask for someone's opinion or advice.
- Trước khi quyết định, anh ấy luôn hỏi ý kiến vợ. (Before deciding, he always asks for his wife's opinion.)
Variants and Related Words
Hỏi han (v): to ask around, to inquire (often repeatedly or about various things).
- Mẹ tôi hỏi han tôi về công việc mới. (My mother asked me all about my new job.)
Hỏi thăm (v): to ask after someone, to inquire about someone's well-being.
- Chúng tôi gọi điện để hỏi thăm ông bà. (We called to ask after our grandparents.)
Hỏi vợ (v): an old-fashioned term meaning to ask for a woman's hand in marriage; to propose marriage arrangements.
- Nhà trai đã đến hỏi vợ cho con trai họ. (The groom's family came to ask for the bride's hand for their son.)
Synonyms
- Inquire: To seek information.
- Query: To ask a question, often for clarification.
- Quiz: To question someone closely.
Related Idioms
Hỏi gà đáp vịt: Literally "to ask about a chicken, get an answer about a duck"; meaning to give an irrelevant answer that does not address the question.
- Đừng hỏi gà đáp vịt, hãy trả lời câu hỏi. (Don't give an irrelevant answer; answer the question.)
Hỏi xoáy đáp xoay: Literally "to ask pointedly, answer evasively"; describing a situation where someone avoids giving a direct answer to a direct question.
- Phóng viên hỏi xoáy nhưng chính trị gia đáp xoay. (The reporter asked pointed questions, but the politician gave evasive answers.)
verb
- to ask; to question, to inquire; to interrogate
- hỏi thăm việc gìto ask about something